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RIDDLES COMMA RULES
G. Venkat Dheeraj, IV-D Y. Vismaya, V-D
1. Use a comma to set off a tag question from the
1. What goes up but never comes down ?
rest of the sentence
A. Age e.g.: It’s true, isn’t it ?
2. Use a comma to separate an introductory
2. I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I
element from the rest of the sentence
become even. Which number am I ?
e.g.: As the day came to an end, the fire fighters
A. Seven put out the last spark
3. Use a comma to indicate direct address
3. I am white when I am dirty & black when I am e.g.: Is that you Steve ?
clean, what am I ? 4. Use a comma to set off the words yes and no

e.g.: Yes, thank you
A. Black Board
5. Use comma between words in a series. Notice
4. I make 2 people out of one. what am I ? that a comma does not follow the last word in
the series
A. Mirror
e.g.: I love to eat apples, pears, bananas, grapes
5. David’s father has 3 sons, Snap, Crackle &.... and oranges.

A. David
MAHATMA GANDHIJI
6. What begins with T, finishes with T & has T in N. Moksha, VI-A
it ? Mahatma Gandhi was great partiotic leader. He
was a man of unbelievably great personality. He
A. A Teapot certainly does not need any one like me praising

7. What word is spelled wrong in the dicitonary? him. Furthermore, his efforts for Indian
independence are unparalleled. Most noteworty,
A. Wrong there would have been a significant delay in
independence without him. The British because
8. Where can you find cities, tours, ships & streets
of his pressure left India in 1947. In this essay of
but no people ?
Mahatma, we will see his contributon and legacy.
A. A Map First of all, Mahatma Gandhi was a notable public
figure. His role in social and political reform was
9. What travels around world but stays in one
instrumental. All of the qualities are very good in
spot?
Gandhiji. Above all he rid the society of many
A. A stamp social evils. Hence many oppressed people felt
great relief because of Mahatma’s efforts. His last
10. Which has no eyes but can cry, has no legs
words are “He Ram”. Gandhi, who was born on
but can walk & has no mouth but can shout ?
October 2nd, 1869, was shot by Nathuram Godse
A. Cloud on 30th January, 1948.

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