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 can you break even without touching it?
A promise.
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 goes up and down but doesn't move?
A staircase.
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?
My favourite subjects are maths science and humanities.
My favourite subjects are maths, science and humanities.
When do we use apostrophes for possession?
To show that an item belongs to someone or something
e.g. 'Ryan's bag' or 'This room's TV'
Is this a singular or plural noun? Where should the apostrophe go?
Friend birthday
Friend's birthday
What's missing from this sentence?
i went to woolworths with my friend john cena
Capital letters and full stop
I went to Woolworths with my friend John Cena.
Where do the commas go in this sentence?
During summer I went to the beach watched a movie with my friends swam in the pool and went to Luna Park.
During summer, I went to the beach, watched a movie with my friends, swam in the pool and went to Luna Park.
*REMEMBER to include a comma after time periods (e.g. After school, )
Is the apostrophe here a contraction or to show possession?
They couldn't catch the bus on time, so they were late.
Couldn't = contraction for 'could not'
RIDDLE
I am as light as a feather, but even the strongest person can't hold me for more than 5 minutes. What am I?
Your breath.
What's missing from this sentence?
omg why would you say that to me
Capital letters, exclamation mark and question mark
OMG! Why would you say that to me?
Where does the comma go in this sentence?
I am very tall. So I never wear high heels.
I am very tall. So, I never wear high heels.
* commas go after introductory words like 'so', 'then', 'but'
Is the apostrophe here used to show a contraction or possession?
The students' books were ruined during the school's sports day.
Possession
Students' (plural means apostrophe after 's')
School's (singular means apostrophe before 's')
Is this noun singular or plural? Where should the apostrophe go?
Don't go into the girls bathroom!
Girls = plural (since bathroom is for multiple girls), so apostrophe after 's'
Don't go into the girls' bathroom