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Vincent Teo Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

punctuation

How to put the correct punctuations?

1 (a) "No, it's not your calculator, it's mine!" yelled Harif.
(b) "No, it's not your calculator. It's mine!" yelled Harif.

2 (a) "Oh dear, I can't find my pen."
(b) "Oh dear, I can't find my pen."

3 (a) She hugged her sister and said, "I'm so happy. Thank you, Sonia. "
(b) She hugged her sister and said, "I'm so happy,thank you,. Sonia. "

4 (a) "Wow, that's a beautiful painting! Who painted it?"
(b) "Wow! That's a beautiful painting! Who painted it?"
(c) "Wow! That's a beautiful painting. Who painted it?"
  

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Try to determine the right ones, and then I'll tell you if you're right or not.
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My answer:

1 a
2 b
3 b
4 a

Am I right?
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For corrections:

The sentences are follow:

2 (a) "Oh dear! I can't find my pen."
(b) "Oh dear, I can't find my pen."
(c) "Oh dear, I can't find my pen!"

Which is correct?

Thanks in advance!
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2(A) and 2(B) are the same.

They are comma splices.

I would use one of these:

"Oh, dear. I can't find my pen."
"Oh, dear; I can't find my pen."
"Oh, dear—I can't find my pen."
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I meant 2(A) and 2(B) in your first post; I did not see your second post.
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