The document contains 22 passages from an English punctuation exercise that require the addition of capitalization and punctuation. The passages cover a variety of conversational situations and include dialogues between family members, teachers and students, friends, and more. The assistant is asked to add capitalization and punctuation where necessary to each of the 22 passages.

1. SSC English – Punctuation 14
Exercise
1. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
why are you going to barishal said father i want to
buy some important books said saad do you
need money yes father dont go alone as time is
not going well
2. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
is there anybody here who has ever crossed a
river by a boat i have teacher i clearly remember
what happened in that journey said jamal
3. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
arent you going to have any said i no i never eat
asparagus i know there are people who dont like
them the fact that you ruin your palate by all the
meat you eat she said
4. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:

2. SSC English – Punctuation 15
my dear mother your letter is just to hand it seems
to me that you are anxious for me but you need
not think about me
5. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
the teacher said to the girl do you think that
honesty is the best policy yes sir i think so said the
girl then learn to be honest from your childhood
thank you sir said the girl may allah bless you said
the teacher
6. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
do not worry about a few mistakes said the
teacher you can learn a lot through your mistakes
do we learn from our mistakes asked the boy
7. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
how is your father bilkis said mr rahman he is very
well thank you bilkes replied i am glad to hear
that he is in good health said mr rahman

3. SSC English – Punctuation 16
8. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
hello old lady what are you doing said the
princess i am spinning a yarn around the spindle
replied the old woman
would you please tell me one reason of air
pollution yes the smoke from our household
activities vehicles factories etc is mainly causing
air pollution
9. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
10. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
have you heard the name of alexander asked mr
ahmed no sir razu replied how strange it is said he
will you tell me about alexander please well he
was the great king of macedonia

4. SSC English – Punctuation 17
11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
zaman can you tell me what i am teaching the
teacher asked i m sorry sir i cant follow replied
zaman you cant because you are not attentive
the teacher said
dont you have any relative here to stay with no sir
so i need a transfer certificate to be admitted
there
12. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
13. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
whats your programme after the examination
asked ratul nabil said i havent yet decided can
you suggest any lets go on a picnic said ratul
what an excellent idea

5. SSC English – Punctuation 18
14. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
how daring you are to wake me up the lion
roared i shall kill you for that please let me go the
mouse cried i did not mean to wake you up
my sons listen to me said rahman an old farmer a
great treasure lies hidden in the land there i am
going to leave it for you the sons asked how shall
we find it
15. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
16. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
oh my lord please dont kill the child said the first
woman to the king solomon let her have it king
solomon said to them now everything is clear to
me pointing the first woman he said to the servent
give her the child she is the mother of the baby

6. SSC English – Punctuation 19
17. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
give me a few grains of corns i am dying of
hunger said the grasshopper but what did you do
in the summer didnt you store any grain the ant
remarked i was too busy in singing
one day when aladdin was playing in the streets
as usual a stranger asked him his age and if he
was not the son of mustapha the tailor i am sir
replied aladdin but he died a long while ago
18. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
19. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
what is this you are saying great genie tell me
your story and how you came to be shut up in
that jar at this the genie looked at the fisherman
coldly speak to me more politely he said before i
kill you

7. SSC English – Punctuation 20
20. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
but listen friend said zobeida if we grant your
request it is only on condition that you behave
with the utmost politeness and that you keep the
secret of our way of life
as soon as all the guests had arrived the banquet
began as before and when they had feasted
long and merrily sinbad spoke my friends i beg
that you will give me your attention while i relate
the adventures of my second voyage which you
will find even more astonishing than the first
21. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
22. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
my lord he said you see in me a poor man who
only lives by the help of persons as rich and as
generous as you before he could continue he
was stopped

8. SSC English – Punctuation 21
23. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text:
after three years expectation that things would
mend i accepted an advantageous offer from
captain william prichard master of the antelope,
who was making a voyage to the south sea we
set sail from bristol may 4 1699 and our voyage
was at first very prosperous

9. SSC English – Punctuation 22
Answer:
1. “Why are you going to Barishal?” said father. “I
want to buy some important books.” said Saad.
“Do you need money?” “Yes, father.” “Don’t go
alone as time is not going well.”
2. “Is there anybody here who has ever crossed a
river by a boat?” “I have, teacher. I clearly
remember what happened in that journey,” said
Jamal.
3. “Aren’t you going to have any?” said I. “No, I
never eat asparagus.” “I know there are people
who don’t like them. The fact that you ruin your
palate by all the meat you eat,” she said.
4. My dear mother, your letter is just to hand. It
seems to me that you are anxious for me, but you
need not think about me.
5. The teacher said to the girl, “Do you think that
honesty is the best policy?” “Yes, sir, I think so,”
said the girl. “Then learn to be honest from your
childhood.” “Thank you, sir,” said the girl. “May
Allah bless you,” said the teacher.

10. SSC English – Punctuation 23
6. “Do not worry about a few mistakes,” said the
teacher, “you can learn a lot through your
mistakes.” “Do we learn from our mistakes?”
asked the boy.
7. “How is your father, Bilkis?” said Mr. Rahman.
“He is very well. Thank you.” Bilkes replied. “I am
glad to hear that he is in good health,” said Mr.
Rahman.
8. “Hello, old lady, what are you doing?” said the
Princess. “I am spinning a yarn around the
spindle,” replied the old woman.
9. “Would you please tell me one reason of air
pollution?” “Yes, the smoke from our household
activities, vehicles, factories etc. is mainly causing
air pollution.”
10. “Have you heard the name of Alexander?”
asked Mr. Ahmed. “No sir.” Razu replied. “How
strange it is!” said he. “Will you tell me about
Alexander, please?” “Well, he was the great king
of Macedonia.”

11. SSC English – Punctuation 24
11. “Zaman, can you tell me what I am
teaching?” the teacher asked. “I’m sorry sir. I
can’t follow,” replied Zaman. “You can’t because
you are not attentive,” the teacher said.
12. “Don’t you have any relative here to stay
with?” “No, sir. So, I need a transfer certificate to
be admitted there.”
13. “What’s your programme after the
examination?” asked Ratul. Nabil said, “I haven’t
yet decided. Can you suggest any?” “Let’s go on
a picnic,” said Ratul. “What an excellent idea!”
14. “How daring you are to wake me up!” the lion
roared, “I shall kill you for that.” “Please, let me
go,” the mouse cried. “I did not mean to wake
you up.”
15. “My sons, listen to me,” said Rahman, an old
farmer. “A great treasure lies hidden in the land
there. I am going to leave it for you.” The sons
asked, “How shall we find it?”

12. SSC English – Punctuation 25
16. “Oh, my lord, please don’t kill the child,” said
the first woman to the King Solomon. “Let her
have it.” King Solomon said to them. “Now
everything is clear to me.” Pointing the first
woman he said to the servent, “Give her the
child. She is the mother of the baby.”
17. “Give me a few grains of corns. I am dying of
hunger,” said the grasshopper. “But what did you
do in the summer? Didn’t you store any grain?”
the ant remarked. “I was too busy in singing.”
18. One day, when Aladdin was playing in the
streets as usual, a stranger asked him his age, and
if he was not the son of Mustapha the tailor. “I am,
sir,” replied Aladdin; “but he died a long while
ago.”
19. “What is this you are saying, great genie? Tell
me your story and how you came to be shut up in
that jar.” At this, the genie looked at the
fisherman coldly. “Speak to me more politely,” he
said, “before I kill you.”

13. SSC English – Punctuation 26
20. “But listen, friend,” said Zobeida, “if we grant
your request, it is only on condition that you
behave with the utmost politeness, and that you
keep the secret of our way of life.”
21. As soon as all the guests had arrived, the
banquet began as before, and when they had
feasted long and merrily, Sinbad spoke: “My
friends, I beg that you will give me your attention
while I relate the adventures of my second
voyage, which you will find even more astonishing
than the first.”
22. “My lord,” he said, “you see in me a poor man
who only lives by the help of persons as rich and
as generous as you.” Before he could continue,
he was stopped.
23. After three years expectation that things
would mend, I accepted an advantageous offer
from Captain William Prichard, master of the
Antelope, who was making a voyage to the
South Sea. We set sail from Bristol, May 4, 1699,
and our voyage was at first very prosperous.