3. Dark They Were, And Golden-Eyed (Punctuation-Past Papers)
Punctuation (Based on Exercise)
the town s empty but we found native life in the hills sir dark people yellow eyes the martians very friendly we talked a bit not much they learn english fast (RP-12)
Solution:“The town’s empty, but we found native life in the hills, sir. Dark people. Yellow eyes. The Martians. We talked a bit, not much. They learn English fast.”
Punctuation Important & Based on Past Papers
- What s wrong asked his wife let s get back on the rocket go back to the earth (RP-16)
Solution:“What’s wrong?” asked his wife. “Let’s get back on the rocket.” “Go back to the Earth?”
- chin up harry said his wife it s too late we ve come over sixty million miles
Solution: “Chin up, Harry,” said his wife. “It’s too late. We’ve come over sixty million miles.”
- i feel like a salt crystal he said in a mountain stream being washed away we don’t belong here were earth people this is mars (MN-15)
Solution:“I fell like a salt crystal,” he said, “in a mountain stream, being washed away. We don’t belong here. We’re Earth people. This is Mars.”
- safe and insane nonsense mr bittering looked out of the windows we re clean decent people
Solution: “Safe and insane!” “Nonsense!” “Mr. Bittering looked out of the windows. “We’re clean, decent people.”
- are you sure laura asked the father quietly laura wept were stranded on mars forever and ever (FB-14)
Solution:“Are you sure, Laura?” asked the father quietly. Laura wept. “We’re stranded on Mars, forever and ever!”
- children he said sitting there looking beyond them i ve something to tell you we know they said
Solution: “Children,” he said, sitting there, looking beyond them, “I’ve something to tell you.” “We know,” they said.
- look he said to them you did hear the news the other day did nt you
Solution: “Look,” he said to them. “You did hear the news, the other day, didn’t you?”
- but you must want to go back have you noticed the peach blossoms the onions the grass (BP-8)
Solution:“But you must want to go back. Have you noticed peach blossoms, the onions, the grass?
- is that so harry sam said casually and you re taller and thinner you might be right harry (GW-6)
Solution:“Is that so, Harry?” Sam said, casually. “And you’re taller and thinner-” “You might be right, Harry.”
- now look what youve done said sam a moment later you ve broken my mirror(GW-7)
Solution: “Now look what you’ve done,” said Sam a moment later. “You’ve broken my mirror.”
- i worked in a shop once when i was twenty i know metal once i get it started the other will help he said (RP-15)
Solution:“I worked in a shop once, when I was twenty. I know metal. Once I get it started, the other will help,” he said.
- it s time to go back said cora yes but we re not going ha said quietly there s nothing any more
Solution: “It’s time to go back,” said Cora. “Yes, but we’re not going,” he said quietly. “There’s nothing anymore.”
- they didn’t know any better his wife mused such ugly people im glad they ve gone (FB-15)
Solution:“They didn’t know any better, “his wife mused. “Such ugly people. I’m glad they’ve gone.”