Question

Punctuate the following sentences:
bless us, o lord, and these thy gifts which we are about to receive from thy bounty, through Christ our savior.
a) No change
b) Bless us, O lord, and these thy gifts which we are about to receive from thy bounty, through christ our savior.
c) Bless us, o Lord, and these thy gifts which we are about to receive from thy bounty, through Christ our savior.
d) Bless us, O Lord, and these thy gifts which we are about to receive from thy bounty, through Christ our Savior.

Answer 1

Hint:We have to select the answer which has proper capitalization since punctuations include proper capitalization of words. All proper nouns are to be capitalized. The commas shall be in places that require a small pause while reading the sentence out loud.

Complete answer:
The correct option is option d because it has proper capitalization as well as punctuation. It starts with a capital letter. The O in “O Lord” is to be in caps as well. Since there is only one God, “Lord” will be written with a capital letter. The same thing applies to “Christ” since there is only one Jesus Christ. The word “savior” is referring to Jesus and is written with a capital letter. They are not talking about any savior but the son of God (Jesus Christ).
Option a is wrong because clearly, the given sentence is not the correct option. This option has been given to confuse the students.
Option b is wrong because the words such as Lord, Christ, and Savior have not been capitalized. They are all proper nouns.
Option c is wrong because the “O” before Lord and the “S” in “Savior” have not been written in capital letters.

Note:
If a question asks for proper punctuation, it also means you have to consider the capitalization of letters. If you see proper punctuation but not proper capitalization, it is a wrong answer. Also, context and reference are important because as already explained, the savior is a common noun and is usually written with a small letter but since in the given sentence, “savior” refers to particularly Jesus Christ, it is to be written with a capital letter.