WALT: use punctuation in our writing.
What is a period and when does it get used? A period is a full-stop and it gets used at the end of a sentence.
Write 3 sentences showing me the correct use of a period.
I went to the beach with my family.
My dad went to the shop to get some ice cream.
My brother and sister went to play on the park.
What is a question mark and when does it get used? A question mark is a mark that you use if you want to ask a question, and it’s used at the end of a sentence when you ask a question.
Write 3 sentences showing me the correct use of a question mark.
How was your holidays?
Do you want to go to the pools?
Do you want a ride to school?
What is a quotation mark and when does it get used? A quotation mark is also known as a speech marks and it’s used at the begging of a question and at the end.
Write 3 sentences showing me the correct use of a quotation mark.
“How was your swim?”
“When did you get back?”
“Do you want to go to the park?”
What is a apostrophe and when does it get used? This is Lincoln’s PS4.
Write 3 sentences showing me the correct use of a apostrophe.
This is Trinity’s best friend.
This is Santana’s flower.
This is Rosaleen’s book.
What is a comma and when does it get used? A comma is used for a little break when you run out of breath, and a comma gets used for when you run out of breath.
Write 3 sentences showing me the correct use of a comma.
I went to the shop to get, some ice cream
We went to the park, played a lot, and played even more
I needed to get these from the shop, Lollies, Milk, & Bread.
What is a hyphen and when does it get used? used to join words to indicate that they have a combined meaning or that they are linked in the grammar of a sentence.
Write 3 sentences showing me the correct use of a hyphen.
I went to my family’s- Favourite beach.
I went to my mum’s- Favourite job.
I went to my dad’s- yard.
What is a exclamation point and when does it get used? A exclamation point is when you want to yell out something you can yell it out and end with an exclamation point & a exclamation point is used when you what to yell or shout in a story.
Write 3 sentences showing me the correct use of a exclamation point.
I said AHHHHH!
I yelled at the top of my lungs & cried!
(Sentence 3)
What is a colon and when does it get used? A colon is when you introduce something or do a list. A colon is used when you want to do a list.
Write 3 sentences showing me the correct use of a colon.
I had to get some things from the shop like: Bread, Milk, Chocolate, & Ice cream.
I had to do some chores: Do the dishes, Do my room, and vacuum.
My mum & dad went to the shop and got: Dish-washing soap.
What is a parentheses and when does it get used? Parentheses are also known as brackets, and it’s used for explaining things for more use.
Write 3 sentences showing me the correct use of a parentheses.
There is a girl in my class (Daliz) that I played tag with.
My friend (Rosaleen) went to the shop to get lollies.
My Teacher (Ms Tuia) went to the bakery to buy a pie.
What is a semicolon and when does it get used? A semicolon is a colon but it has something like a comma at the bottom, and it’s used to join two independent clauses.
Write 3 sentences showing me the correct use of a semicolon.
My friend was right in front of me; She was tall as.
My mum & dad was standing next to me; they were massive.
My sister compared her hands to mine; They were big.
We are learning to do punctuation is our writing.
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