Sentence Boundary Punctuation
What is boundary punctuation?
Punctuation that shows the begininng and end of a complete sentence
Are commas boundary punctuation?
Yes or No
No. This is because they are not at the beginning or end of a sentence, but in the middle.
What do apostrophes show us?
That a letter(s) has been left out.
e.g. Let's (u has been left out)
What do quotation marks look like?
" "
there is no way that im going to that school she shouted
"There is no way that I'm going to that school!" she shouted.
Give 4 examples of boundary punctuation
1. Full stops
2. Question marks
3. Exclamation marks
4. Capital Letters
1. Pauses in the sentence
2. Listing items
3. Separate different ideas in one sentence
What is a contraction?
When two words are joined together and shortened with an apostrophe.
e.g. He will --> He'll
What is dialogue?
A conversation between 2 or more people that we show using quotation marks.
my top teams are france brazil and argentina but i want to see morocco in the finals
My top teams are France, Brazil and Argentina, but I want to see Morocco in the finals.
When do we use capital letters?
1. At the beginning of a sentence
2. Names and places
3. The letter 'I'
Where do the commas go in this sentence?
Argnetina USA Germany Canada Mexico and Switzerland will advance to the knockout stage
Argentina, USA, Germany, Canada, Mexico and Switzerland will advance to the knockout stage.
When do we use apostrophes for possession?
To show that an item belongs to someone or something
e.g. 'Melad's bag' or 'This room's TV'
When using quotation marks, what do we do when a new person starts talking?
Begin a new line
e.g. "Hi!" said Melad.
"Hey Melad," replied Om.
while watching the soccer match, ryan shouted go morocco! a hundred times.
What's missing from this sentence?
australia and paraguay are playing a fifa world cup match tomorrow
Capital letters and a full stop
Australia and Paraguay are playing a FIFA world cup match tomorrow.
Where do the commas go in this sentence?
Last year my mum bought me a pair of soccer boots a kit and shin guards for my birthday.
Last year, my mum bought me a pair of soccer boots, a kit and shin guards for my birthday.
*REMEMBER to include a comma after time periods (e.g. After school, )
Is the apostrophe here a contraction or to show possession?
The school's budget did not have enough money for another excursion.
School's budget = possession, which shows that the budget belongs to the school
Does punctuation go inside or outside the quotation marks?
INSIDE
e.g. "The weather is really nice today!" exclaimed Miss Ciya.
"let's go to woolworths and buy some popcorn" suggested Buai.
"yes and then we can watch the match" said Om
"Let's go to Woolworths and buy some popcorn," suggested Buai.
"Yes, and then we can watch the match," said Om.
What's missing from this sentence?
yuck how could you eat that Buai
Capital letters, exclamation mark and question mark
Yuck! How could you eat that Buai?
Where does the comma go in this sentence?
The World Cup is being held in three different countries this year but that makes it hard for teams to travel.
The World Cup is being held in three different countries this year, but that makes it hard for teams to travel.
Is the apostrophe here used to show a contraction or possession?
They wouldn't let me join the team, so I reported them to the club's director.
Both!
wouldn't = contraction
club's director = possession
What is missing in this sentence?
"You can't wear shorts in the middle of winter" said the teacher.
Missing a COMMA
"You can't wear shorts in the middle of winter," said the teacher.
messi or ronaldo asked om. definitely messi replied Miss Ciya
"Messi or Ronaldo?" asked Om.
"Definitely Messi," replied Miss Ciya.