The document provides examples of sentences and corrections to their punctuation. It offers revised versions with proper punctuation, including commas, semicolons, colons, and quotation marks added where needed to clarify meaning or separate independent clauses. The corrections help demonstrate correct punctuation usage in different cases like listing items, introducing quotations, or connecting two related independent clauses with a conjunction.

1. Exercise of Punctuation
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2. Sentence 1
•spain is a beautiful country the beaches are warm
sandy and spotlessly clean
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3. Sentence 1
•spain is a beautiful country the beaches are warm
sandy and spotlessly clean
❑Spain is a beautiful country; the beaches are
warm, sandy and spotlessly clean. Or
❑Spain is a beautiful country. The beaches are
warm, sandy and spotlessly clean.
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4. Sentence 2
• the children's books were all left in the following
places mrs Smith's room mr Powell's office and
the caretaker's cupboard
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5. Sentence 2
• the children's books were all left in the following
places mrs Smith's room mr Powell's office and
the caretaker's cupboard
❑The children's books were all left in the
following places: Mrs. Smith's room, Mr.
Powell's office and the caretaker's cupboard.
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6. Sentence 3
• she always enjoyed sweets chocolate
marshmallows and toffee apples
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7. Sentence 3
• she always enjoyed sweets chocolate
marshmallows and toffee apples
❑She always enjoyed sweets, chocolate,
marshmallows and toffee apples.
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8. Sentence 4
• i cant see tims car there must have been an
accident
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9. Sentence 4
• i cant see tims car there must have been an
accident
❑I can't see Tim's car; there must have been an
accident. Or
❑I can't see Tim's car. There must have been an
accident.
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10. Sentence 5
• after stealing tims car the thief lost his way and
ended up the chief constables garage.
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11. Sentence 5
• after stealing tims car the thief lost his way and
ended up the chief constables garage.
❑After stealing Tim’s car, the thief lost his way
and ended up the chief constable’s garage.
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12. Sentence 6
• we decided to visit spain greece portugal and
italys mountains
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13. Sentence 6
• we decided to visit spain greece portugal and
italys mountains
❑We decided to visit Spain, Greece, Portugal
and Italy’s mountains.
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14. Sentence 7
• that tall man pauls granddad is this months
winner
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15. Sentence 7
• that tall man pauls granddad is this months
winner
❑That tall man; Paul’s granddad, is this month’s
winner.
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16. Sentence 8
• terry always slept with the light on he was afraid
of the dark
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17. Sentence 8
• terry always slept with the light on he was afraid
of the dark
❑Terry always slept with the light on; he was
afraid of the dark. Or
❑Terry always slept with the light on. He was
afraid of the dark
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18. Sentence 9
• he was an old furniture salesman
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19. Sentence 9
• he was an old furniture salesman
❑He was an old-furniture salesman.
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20. Sentence 10
• the director often used her favourite quotation
from john smith i wasnt expecting this from you
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21. Sentence 10
• the director often used her favourite quotation
from john smith i wasnt expecting this from you
❑The director often used her favourite quotation
from john smith: “I wasn’t expecting this from
you.”
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22. Sentence 11
• dont say two my friend said the prophet we are
not two but three
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23. Sentence 11
• dont say two my friend we are not two but three
❑“Don’t say two my friend. We are not two but three.”
said the prophet
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