2. Punctuate the following passages using capital letter where necessary (a) Chalk is a kind of mineral we give the name of mineral to every kind of solid substance such as sand gravel stone coal gold silver copper etc. that can be dug out of the earth such things are called minerals from the word mine which signifies a hole pit or other kind of excavation cut into the earth for the sake of obtaining some useful or valuable substance not found on the surface.

Chalk is a kind of mineral. We give the name of mineral to every kind of solid substance such as sand, gravel, stone, coal, gold, silver, copper etc that can be dug out of the earth. Such things are called minerals, from the word mine, which signifies a hole pit or other kind of excavation cut into the earth for the sake of obtaining some useful or valuable substance not found on the surface.

answer: a

explanation:

read the following excerpt from “greece” by oscar wilde.

the sea was sapphire [colored], and the sky

burned like a heated opal through the air;

we hoisted sail; the wind was blowing fair

for the blue lands that to the eastward lie.

which words does the poet include to the reader visualize the scene?

“the sea was sapphire”

“through the air”

“was blowing fair”

“to the eastward lie”