Punctuation

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,3

Today's programme

Learning goals:

• You know what punctuation is and when to use it
• You know what capitals are and when to use them

What do you need today? 

Laptop

Notebook

Pen/pencil

Punctuation,
What is that?

Punctuation

• structuur
• duidelijkheid
• verzorging van je tekst

Punctuation

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

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

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

When to use what

Commas, difficult!

1. Use a comma between the day of the week and the month-date.

I will be there on Monday, December 25.

2. Use a comma to separate two or more items in a sentence.

I love boxing, my family and my dog. 

3. Use a comma between the name of a city and the state.

I was born in Woodbridge, Suffolk.

4. Use a comma after introductory words like yes / no / wow / hey.

Wow, we won the match!

5. Use a comma to separate the name of a person in a direct address.

Harry, what happened to you? / What happened to you, Harry?

Practice with punctuation

• Correct the sentences on the next slide
  
• Work together
• Everyone needs to write it in their notebook

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 and  jill
11.    he goes to bed at 8 o clock
12.    would you like a biscuit

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 and Jill.
11.    He goes to bed at 8 o’clock.
12.    Would you like a biscuit?

What is punctuation?

1. being on time
2. a medical procedure
3. using commas, capitals, and all that
4. never heard of it

When do you use an apostrophe?

1. at the end of a question
2. takes the place of missing letters
3. to divide or connect words

When do you use a full stop?

1. at the end of a question
2. to show speech
3. at the and of a sentence

I understand punctuation

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What are capitals?

When do you use a capital letter in English?

Capitalisation

Je moet weten wanneer je hoofdletters gebruikt in het Engels.

Vaker dan in het NL!

Which of these should be capitalised?
More than 1 answer

1. days of the week
2. all nouns (zelfst. nw)
3. names of people, places and holidays
4. the letter 'i'

Add the right capitals to this sentence:
my name is rick and i am a nurse.

Add the right capitals to this sentence:
Anne comes from dublin, so she is irish.

Add the right capitals to this sentence:
on monday, mr squarepants gave a lesson.

I understand capitals

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Last test, fix this sentence:
She left for los angeles california on saturday june 15