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There are fourteen errors in the use of punctuation marks in the following text. Re-write the text correcting the errors. Use capital if necessary.
Sammam : May I come in sir
Mr. Ahmed: Yes of course any problem
Sammam : I dont know, sir. I am told to meet you in the teachers common room
Mr. Ahmed: oh I forgot that. why did you do so badly in science in your last examination
Sammam : sir I should have informed you earlier My father was very sick and I had to accompany him almost the whole night before the exam. so I couldnt revise the lessons.
Mr. Ahmed: oh Its a pity!
Sylhet • 2025

সমাধান (Solution)

Answer: Sammam: May I come in, sir?
Mr. Ahmed: Yes, of course. Any problem?
Sammam: I don't know, sir. I am told to meet you in the teachers' common room.
Mr. Ahmed: Oh, I forgot that. Why did you do so badly in science in your last examination?
Sammam: Sir, I should have informed you earlier. My father was very sick, and I had to accompany him almost the whole night before the exam. So, I couldn't revise the lessons.
Mr. Ahmed: Oh, it's a pity!
Explanation:
১. সম্বোধনের পর কমা (,) এবং প্রশ্নবোধক বাক্যে (?) বসেছে।
২. Contractions (don't, it's, couldn't) এ Apostrophe ব্যবহার করা হয়েছে।
৩. Teachers' common room শব্দটিতে plural possessive apostrophe যুক্ত হয়েছে।
৪. বাক্যের শুরুতে এবং প্রোপার নাউনে Capital letters ব্যবহার করা হয়েছে।