Activities

Punctuation
Q1. Punctuate the following sentences using capital letters, full stops, question marks and
commas.

1.gold iron silver and copper are all metals

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2. cyprus corsica malta and sicily are all islands

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3. do you know how to bake cookies

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4. have you ever read the novel written by j.k rowling

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5. sara has bought this gold set from america

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6. zara invited ali ahmad saad and fatima to her party

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7. orange yellow green blue indigo and violet are rainbow colors

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8.as he is ill he cannot come

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9. in 1975 the vietnam war came to an end.

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10. the olympics games held in paris in 1990 were badly organized

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Q2. Rewrite the paragraph by adding appropriate punctuation marks and capitalization.
khurram is one of the most laid-back people i know he is tall and slim with brown hair and he
always wears a t-shirt and blue jeans his jeans have holes in them and his baseball boots are
scruffy too he usually sits at the back of the class and he often seems to be asleep however when
the exam results are given out he always gets an "A" i don't think he's as lazy as he appears to be

Q3. Punctuate the following sentences by inserting or deleting apostrophes where

necessary.

1. Her husbands wallet was full of curious, little items.

2. I went to my mother-in-law house for dinner last night.
3. You may not enter Mr. Harris office without his permission.
4. The girls vitality and humor were infectious. [one girl]
5. The womens dresses are on the second floor.
6. Its a shame that had to happen.
7. Its hard to believe that winter is almost here.
8. Her mother and fathers business went bankrupt.

Active and Passive Voice

Q1. Change the following sentences into passive voice.

1. Ms. Sarah teaches us grammar.
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2. The teacher praised him.
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3. The firemen took the injured to the hospital.
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4. An earthquake destroyed the town.
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5. The boy’s work pleased the teacher.
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6. The fire damaged the building.
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7. Who taught you English?
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8. The manager will give you a ticket.
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9. Spectators crowded the streets.
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10. Everyone will blame us.
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11. The wind blew down the trees.
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12. The police caught the thieves.

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13. Ali posted the letter.
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14. The hostess received us.
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15. They killed the snake with a stick.
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16. The people welcomed the minister.
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17. They found him guilty of murder.
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18. Jawad Khan built this house in 1991.
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Q2. Identify whether the given sentences are active or passive.

1. I ate a piece of chocolate cake.

a. Active
b. Passive

2. The librarian read the book to the students.

a. Active
b. Passive

3. The money was stolen by someone.

a. Active
b. Passive

4. They are paid on Fridays by the finance department.

a. Active
b. Passive

5. The movie is being made in Hollywood.

a. Active
b. Passive

6. I washed my car three weeks ago.

a. Active
b. Passive

7. His hair was cut by a professional.

a. Active
b. Passive

8. I will introduce you to my boss this week.

a. Active
b. Passive
9. It would have been fixed at the weekend by a carpenter.
a. Active
b. Passive

10. The national anthem is being sung by Junaid this time.

a. Active
b. Passive

ANSWER KEY
Q1 Punctuate the following sentences using capital letters, full stops, question marks and
commas.
 a) Gold, iron, silver and copper are all metals.
b) Cyprus, Corsica, Malta and Sicily are all islands.
c) Do you know how to bake cookies?
d) Have you ever read the novel written by J.K Rowling?
e) Sara has bought this gold set from America.
f) Zara invited Ali, Ahmad, Saad and Fatima to her party.
g) Orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet are rainbow colors.
h) As he is ill, he cannot come.
i) In 1975 the Vietnam War came to an end.
j) The Olympics Games held in Paris in 1990 were badly organized.

Q2 Rewrite the paragraph by adding appropriate punctuation and capitalization.

Khurram is one of the most laid-back people I know. He is tall and slim with brown hair,
and he always wears a t-shirt and blue jeans. His jeans have holes in them, and his
baseball boots are scruffy, too. He usually sits at the back of the class, and he often seems
to be asleep. However, when the exam results are given out he always gets an "A". I don't
think he's as lazy as he appears to be.

Q3 Place the commas where needed in the following sentences. Cross out any misplaced
commas. If the sentence is correct as written, indicate with a “C.” An answer key follows.

1. The high school cheerleaders, who were all blonde, were the most popular kids in school.
2. All the cheerleaders, however, were also honor roll students.
3. To earn extra credit, students can work in the school library.
4. Everyone believed that Annie was smart, imaginative, friendly, and witty.
5. Farah studied very hard for the test, and she felt confident that she would pass.
6. I threw the filthy, stinky, wet shoes outside.
7. “We have the best football team around,” Zain bragged, “and our record proves it!”. C
8. Sara said that winning the contest made her feel like a princess.
9. After winning the state championship, every student on the team was ready to celebrate.

Q4 Punctuate the following sentences by inserting or deleting apostrophes where necessary.

1. Her husband’s wallet was full of curious, little items.

2. I went to my mother-in-law’s house for dinner last night.
3. You may not enter Mr. Harris’s office without his permission.
4. The girl’s vitality and humor were infectious. [one girl]
5. The women’s dresses are on the second floor.
 6. It’s a shame that had to happen.
7. It’s hard to believe that winter is almost here.
8. Her mother and father’s business went bankrupt.

References
Adapted from :

Easy Pace Learning. (n.d.). Retrieved April 11, 2020, from https://www.easypacelearning.com/

Punctuation Exercise. (n.d.). Retrieved (April 22, 2020), from

http://web.uvic.ca/lancenrd/martin/weblang/weblang15.htm
Practice Exercises for the Rules of Punctuation. (2019, December 19). Retrieved April 21,
20202, from ttp://www.butte.edu/departments/cas/tipsheets/practice_punctuation.html

Straus,J.(2008). The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation. Jossey-Bass.

http://elibrary.bsu.az/books_250/N_205.pdf