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ACTIVITIES
Activity 1:
Look for the meaning of each punctuation mark in your dictionary. Then
draw the corresponding symbol for all of them. Use the chart below ..
Punctuation marks
Symbols
Capital Letters
A,B, C Z
Comma
'Period', 'Full Stop' or 'Point'
Question Mark
Exclamation Mark
Quotation Marks
Brackets and Parentheses
Semi Colon
Colon
The Apostrophe
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Text 2.
Perhaps you don't always need
to use commas, periods, colons
etc. to make sentences clear.
When I am in a hurry, tired, cold,
lazy, or angry I sometimes leave
out punctuation marks.
"Grammar is stupid! I can write
without it and don't need it." my
uncle Harry once said. He was
not very clever and I never
understood a word he wrote to
me. I think I'll learn some
punctuation - not too much,
enough to write to Uncle Harry.
He needs some help!
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Activity 3:
Pay
Pay attention
attention to
to the
the following
following presentations.
presentations. You
You will
will need
need this
this information
information to
to solve
solve some
some exercises.
exercises.
Note:
Previous to this activity, the class was
divided into eleven groups and each one
was provided with punctuation marks
information in order to prepare a
presentation for the whole class.
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Activity
4:
Based on the presentations about punctuation marks solve the exercises below.
a) The children's books were all left in the following places: Mrs
Smith's room, Mr Powell's office and the caretaker's
cupboard.
b) The children's books were all left in the following places; Mrs
Smith's room, Mr Powell's office and the caretaker's
cupboard.
c) The childrens books were all left in the following places: Mrs
Smiths room, Mr Powells office and the caretakers cupboard.
d) The children's books were all left in the following places, Mrs
Smith's room, Mr Powell's office and the caretaker's
cupboard.
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2.
Insert
Insert the
the necessary
necessary punctuation
punctuation marks
marks and
and
necessary.
necessary.
capitalize
capitalize words
words where
where
3.
Dear John,
I want a man who knows
what love is all about. You
are generous, kind,
thoughtful. People who are
not like you admit to being
useless and inferior. You
have ruined me for other
men. I yearn for you. I have
no feelings whatsoever
when were apart. I can be
forever happy will you let
me be yours?
Juanita.
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Dear John,
I want a man who knows
what love is. All about you
are generous, kind,
thoughtful people, who are
not like you. Admit to being
useless and inferior. You have
ruined me. For other men, I
yearn. For you I have no
feelings whatsoever. When
were apart, I can be forever
happy. Will you let me be?
Yours,
Juanita.
Answer sheet
Activity 1:
Punctuation marks
Symbols
Capital Letters
A,B, C Z
Comma
.
?
!
""
[ ]/()
;
:
-/--
Activity 2:
(suggested answer)
Using punctuation marks in a correct form.
answer sheet
Activity 3:
Activity 4:
Exercise 1: a)
Exercise 2:
1.
a) Tomas,
Tomas, nearly
1.
a)
nearly bursting
bursting with
with joy,
joy, showed
showed his
his family
family through
through his
his
gorgeous, newly renovated home.
b)
b) Tom,
Tom, the
the owner
owner of
of Skip's
Skip's Septic
Septic Service,
Service, said
said he
he would
would be
be here
here
tomorrow; however, there's always a chance he won't be able to come,
especially if it rains.
c) My oldest sister, who lives in Minnesota, is a nutritionist; my
youngest sister, who lives in Tennessee, is a college administrator. OR
you could use a period and start a new sentence where we've used a
semicolon.
d) John's wife, Margot, has resigned from her position as Head Nurse.
Exercise 3:
Students
Students are
are expected
expected to
to select
select letter
letter 1,
1, based
based on
on the
the punctuation
punctuation rules
rules
they
have
learned
in
class.
It
also
makes
sense.
they have learned in class. It also makes sense.
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implementation:
Students motivation: Students were highly
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References
http://3snakesand1cat.blogspot.com/2008/02/pun
ctuation-is-used-to-create-sense.html
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/
grammar_tutorial/page_55.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizze
s/punct3_quiz.htm
http://www.hot.ee/kat3z/hotPot/Punctuation_rap.h
tm
Diccionario Oxford Pocket Para estudiantes de
ingles. Espaol-Ingls Ingles-Espaol. Tercera
edicion.
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