Warm Up and Activities Term 2 Week 9 Full stops Full stops are used at the end of a sentence usually a statement Full stops show that the sentence has a complete thought that has ended Full stops are also used in ID: 198173
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Punctuation
Warm Up and Activities
Term 2
Week 9Slide2
Full stops
Full stops are used at the
end of a sentence
usually a statement.Full stops show that the sentence has a complete thought that has ended.Full stops are also used in abbreviations eg as soon as possible = A.S.A.P.Full stops are used in abbreviating people’s names (known as salutation) eg Dr. Smith
.Slide3
Exclamation Marks
Exclamation marks are used at the
end of a sentence
to show emotion.Exclamation marks are used to show commands.!Slide4
Question Marks
Question marks are used at the
end of a sentence
to show a question has been asked.?Slide5
Capital Letters
Capital letters are used at the
beginning of a sentence.
Capital letters are used for all proper nouns including people’s names, places, streets, titles etc.Capitals letters are used for names of months and days.Capital letters are used when abbreviating eg ASAP = as soon as possible.
Capital letters can also be used to make
IMPACT
when writing.
HSlide6
Commas
Commas are used in a
list
of things.Commas are used to separate items in a sentence.They are not used before the word and.,Slide7
Speech Marks
Speech marks are used when characters in a story are
speaking.
Speech marks are put around what has been said.Speech marks are placed at the beginning and at the end of what each person says.Usually speech begins on a new line.“ ”Slide8
Apostrophes
Apostrophes are used in
contractions
= when two words are shortened to make one word eg did not = didn’tApostrophes are used in ownership = when something belongs to someone or something eg It is Amy’s idea.‘Slide9
1. the whistle blew for the game to start
2.
robert
and susan were absent from school on monday3. my friend simon is going to italy for a holidayTUESDAY - Punctuate these sentencesSlide10
1. why are we going this way asked jenny
2.
dont
do that screamed olivia3. we put lemonade lollies cake and biscuits into the trolleyWEDNESDAY - Punctuate these sentencesSlide11
1. mr
carn wanted to eat lasagne for tea
2. you cant have it for tea said
mrs carn3. mr carn went to the café for lunch guess what he ateTHURSDAY - Punctuate these sentencesSlide12
FRIDAY Test Book - Punctuating Sentences 12/06/13
Correctly rewrite each sentence into your books
emily‘s
birthday is at the end of march (3)what is your favourite colour (2)i live in whyalla (2)the weird dog had black purple red and green spots (4)
peter
didnt
like going to school (3)
i
am going to the shop said
emma
(6)
Remember to rule up in red
Write
the title
Write the date