Question

Punctuate the given sentence, where necessary:
if i go to work today, i can ask for a leave tomorrow.
A) NO CHANGE
B) If I go to work today, I can ask for a leave tomorrow.
C) IF I GO TO WORK TODAY, I CAN ASK FOR A LEAVE TOMORROW.
D) If i go to work today, i can ask for a leave tomorrow.

Answer 1

Hint: The question is about punctuation. Punctuation is a grammatical tool that we use to make the conversation more expressive as well as easy to understand. There are many types of marks and one must make himself familiar with them before attempting to punctuate sentences.

Complete answer:
The major issues with the given sentence are the lack of proper capitalization of letters. The basic rule for the capitalization of the letter “I” is that it has to be in upper case whenever it is used as a pronoun singularly. Keeping this in mind, we can find the proper solution as follows:
Option (A)- NO CHANGE- This is incorrect as there are a lot of errors in the given sentence and some changes have to be made in the given sentence.
Option (B)- If I go to work today, I can ask for a leave tomorrow. - This is correct because it follows the rules of capitalization properly and proper punctuation marks are also used.
Option (C)- IF I GO TO WORK TODAY, I CAN ASK FOR A LEAVE TOMORROW. - This is incorrect as the whole sentence is in upper case, which is wrong.
Option (D)- If i go to work today, i can ask for a leave tomorrow. –This is incorrect as the punctuation marks are used properly but no proper capitalization is done.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note: While working with punctuation, the following tips are to be kept in mind:
- A proper knowledge of punctuation marks is a prerequisite, as without knowing what punctuation marks are used for what purpose, no sentence can be punctuated correctly.
-You must be familiar with the proper usage of the punctuation marks as well as capitalization rules. Always keep in mind these rules while attempting these types of questions.
- All Nouns and singular “I” and “O” are to be capitalized in writings. Also, whenever “I” is used as a pronoun, it is always in uppercase.