Punctaution

 Punctuation review 
Learning goals:
  • You know what punctuation is and when to use it.
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 Punctuation review 
Learning goals:
  • You know what punctuation is and when to use it.

Slide 1 - Slide

Punctuation
What is it?

Slide 2 - Mind map

Punctuation
  • gives structure
  • adds clarity

Slide 3 - Slide

Capitalisation
You need to use capital letters correctly. Not the same as in Dutch or German.

Slide 4 - Slide

Punctuation
Match the punctuation marks to their names. Write the number behind the name. Work together!

full stop ___
semicolon ___
comma ___
exclamation mark__
colon ___
question mark ___
brackets ___
apostrophe ___
hyphen ___
quotation marks___

Slide 5 - Slide

Punctuation - answers
full stop: 3
semicolon: 9
comma: 1
exclamation mark: 4
colon: 6
question mark: 2
brackets: 5
apostrophe: 7
hyphen: 10
quotation marks: 8

Slide 6 - Slide

When to use what

Slide 7 - Slide

Practice with punctuation


  • complete the exercises on the next slide
  • work together

Slide 8 - Slide

Copy the sentence and add punctuation to these sentences (also use capital letters!):
1.    when is he getting his new car
2.    ouch  that really hurt
3.    im going home now  she said  
4.    she went to the shop and bought carrots   beans  bread  and milk  
5.    i visited my brother in law on the weekend
6.    stop  you cant go in there
7.    when is your appointment
8.    pauls car has broken down
9.    The plumber who was working at the house with the tiled roof parked his truck on the footpath
10.    on duty next thursday  mary  bill  tom  jill
11.    he goes to bed at 8 o clock
12.    would you like a biscuit

Slide 9 - Slide

Answers
1.    When is he getting his new car?
2.    Ouch! That really hurt!
3.    “I’m going home now,” she said.
4.    She went to the shop and bought carrots, beans, oranges, bread and milk.  
5.    I visited my brother-in-law on the weekend.
6.    Stop!  You can’t go in there.
7.    When is your appointment?
8.    Paul’s car has broken down.
9.    The plumber, who was working at the house with the tiled roof, parked his truck on the
footpath.
10.    On duty next Thursday:  Mary, Bill, Tom, Jill.
11.    He goes to bed at 8 o’clock.
12.    Would you like a biscuit?

Slide 10 - Slide

What is punctuation?
A
being on time
B
a medical procedure
C
using commas, capitals, etc.
D
never heard of it

Slide 11 - Quiz

When do you use an apostrophe?
A
at the end of a question
B
takes the place of missing letters
C
to divide or connect words

Slide 12 - Quiz

When do you use a full stop?
A
at the end of a question
B
to show speech
C
at the and of a sentence

Slide 13 - Quiz

Which of these should be capitalised?
A
days of the week
B
all nouns (zelfst. nw)
C
names of people, places and holidays
D
the letter 'i'

Slide 14 - Quiz

I learnt something new today!
😒🙁😐🙂😃

Slide 15 - Poll