Lengua Inglesa I. Prof. En Lengua Inglesa. UNVM

Lengua Inglesa I. Prof. en Lengua Inglesa. UNVM.

PUNCTUATION EXERCISES

I. Punctuate the following sentences and add capital letters where necessary. Justify your choice of punctuation marks.

1. he had never been to mongolia before however it had always been one of his long life ambitions 2. they have a beautiful blue eyed baby boy 3. you can’t play ice hockey if you don’t have the right equipment 4. if you go camping take comfortable easy-to-clean clothes. don’t take too much for a week you should take 2-3 shirts and pairs of trouser 1-2 pairs of shoes hiking boots for a walking holiday and sandals for a beach holiday a jacket or a jumper a swimming costume and a lot of underwear 5. married that can’t be true

II. Punctuate the following paragraphs and add capital letters where necessary. Justify.

the foreign students party the students at school had a very nice celebration at the end of the term all the people brought a special dish from their country eg sushi kapsa enchiladas and curry when everyone arrived there was a lot of food to eat in addition they brought different music from all over the world unfortunately there was not enough time to listen to it all on top of that the weather was quite hot for warm drinks so everybody drank cold beverages nobody had too much to drink the people who came to the party ate a lot nevertheless they had an enjoyable time

The origins of First names In the English speaking world first names come from different sources. Some are from the bible (for example, Rachel, Matthew) while others are celtic or anglo saxon such as Alfred. The Puritans introduced the use of abstract nouns as names (for instance, Faith and Prudence). In the 19th century it was fashionable to use the names of jewels, flowers and months of spring Pearl, Rosemary, April. In the 20th century, tv and cinema have influenced the choice of first names Cary, Marilyn, Maryl

III. Some of these sentences have mistakes in punctuation. Write a check (√) next to the ones that are right, and correct the ones that are wrong.

1. until you learn the punctuation rules were going to continue studying them 2. the city is huge crowded and noisy so many people especially those with children are moving to the suburbs 3. girls who have red hair are very lucky 4. Last summer I went to Italy, it was a wonderful trip. 5. George Washington was president for eight years. Many people wanted him to continue as president, he refused. This was a very difficult decision for Washington, but it was a good decision for the country. 6. Yesterday’s weather caused problems for many travellers. Most of the flights were cancelled. Due to the torrential rains and high winds. 7. A man of his great abilities, would always be successful.