Identify the sentence/s punctuated correctly.
(a) The sun having risen; we continued our journey.
(b) He fought for his ideal earnestly, devotedly and bravely.
(c) How noble is mercy !
(d) Alas, that a friend should be false.
Answer Options:

The correct answer is Option B (Only (b) and (c)).

Key Points:
• (a) 'The sun having risen; we continued our journey.' - Incorrect; an absolute participial phrase ('The sun having risen') must be separated by a comma (,), not a semicolon (;).
• (b) 'He fought for his ideal earnestly, devotedly and bravely.' - Correct; series of adverbs properly coordinated with commas.
• (c) 'How noble is mercy !' - Correct; exclamatory sentence correctly ended with an exclamation mark (!).
• (d) 'Alas, that a friend should be false.' - Incorrect; requires an exclamation mark after Alas or at the end.
• Therefore, only (b) and (c) are punctuated correctly.
• Key Takeaway: Absolute phrases require a comma, not a semicolon; exclamations require an exclamation mark.