Question

Select the sentence with correct punctuation marks.
monali said I have come first in the race.
(a) Monali said, “I have come first in the Race.
(b) Monali said, “I have come First in the race.”
(c) Monali said, “I have come first in the race.”
(d) Monali said, “I have come first in the race?”

Answer 1

Hint: Read the given sentence and try to understand what it is trying to convey. Punctuation marks are added in a sentence to create spacing and regular signs. They help in making our writing clearer and more understandable.

Complete answer:
  Let us look at the use of different punctuation marks-
i. The comma (,)- Commas are used to split or separate words in a sentence. Example- Our teacher has asked us to bring a book, a pencil and a pen.
ii. The full stop (.)- Full stops are used to indicate the concluding point of a sentence. Example- We have a test tomorrow.
iii. Capitalization- It is important to write the first letter of a sentence in capital letters. Example- I am twelve years old.
iv. Quotation marks (“)- We use inverted commas to quote the speech or wordings of a person. For example- Mother said, “I will go to the market.”
v. Exclamation marks (!)- We use exclamation marks to indicate feelings or emotions. For example- Ouch! Look where you’re walking.
In the given question- We can conclude the correct answer; Monali said, “I have come first in the race.”
Here, we have used quotation marks because the sentence is given in direct speech.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
(a) Monali said, “I have come first in the Race. It is an incorrect option because quotation marks should also be at the end of the speech.
(b) Monali said, “I have come First in the race.” It is an incorrect option because ‘first’ is not a proper noun. Hence, it should not be in capital letters.
(c) Monali said, “I have come first in the race.” It is the correct option because the sentence is in direct speech. Hence, we have used quotation marks to quote the speech.
(d) Monali said, “I have come first in the race?” It is an incorrect option because we only use question tags when someone asks a question. The correct answer is Option ‘c’.

Note:
Always remember that the first letter of proper nouns is always written in capital letters. Also, the first letter of a common noun can be written in capital letters, if it is the first word of a sentence.