Punctuation

Why Use
Punctuation?
By: Miss. Rania Farran
Oct/ 6th/ 2019

Objectives
• The ss will be able to list the use of each
punctuation mark, within three minutes.
• The ss will be able to use the punctuation marks

correctly, and without any help.
• The ss will be able to correct any punctuation

mistakes, with no help.
• The ss will be able to create their flip book about

punctuation mark.
• The ss will listen to their teacher and peers

respectfully.
Introduction
• When should you use a colon instead of a
semicolon?
• Where do you place a comma in a coordinate
conjunction?
• When do you use a dash or an ellipsis?
Apostrophe
has not hasn’t
it is it’s
He yelled, “I’m takin’ the ball and goin’ home.”
my grandmother’s house
The student’s book

• The apostrophe has three main purposes:
• to take the place of a letter or letters omitted from

contractions.
• to take the place of a letter or number that has been
omitted.
• to show possession or ownership.
Plural nouns
• Plural nouns take only an apostrophe if the word ends in s.
• If a plural noun does not end in s, add an apostrophe and s.

Shared possessives (possession is shared by more than one
noun)
• takean apostrophe and s on the last noun

only, unless the nouns do not share equally.
Compound noun possessives
• takean apostrophe on the last word in
the compound noun.
Misuses of Apostrophes
• Donot use it’s (it is) when you mean its (possessive
pronoun)
• Donot use who’s (who is) when you mean whose
(possessive pronoun)
• Donot use you’re (you are) when you mean your
(possessive pronoun)
Challenge yourself
Correct each sentence by adding or deleting apostrophes. In some cases you may have to delete
the wrong form of a word and replace it with a new word that contains an apostrophe.
• Student’s at our high school organized a garage sale to raise money for a local charity.
• Their all busy studying for their provincial exams, but somehow they found the time to help out.
• Its a good thing we were organized as there’s a lot of work in organizing a garage sale.
Capitalisation
• The first word of a sentence and the personal pronoun “I.”
• Capitalize the first word in a direct quotation.
“Sure, I’ll get you a sandwich,” Ryan said. “What kind of bread do you want?”
• Capitalize the names of people, their initials, abbreviations, and titles.
• Capitalize titles that indicate family relationships when these titles are used
with a name or in place of a name.
Aunt Muna
• Capitalize official titles when these titles are used with a name.
Doctor Adam
• Capitalize regional names (cities, provinces, countries, sections within countries, continents)
and abbreviations derived from them.
British Columbia (BC)
• Capitalize names of specific bodies of water, rivers, and streams.
Pacific Ocean
• Capitalize common nouns used as part of a place name.
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
• Do not capitalize compass directions, north, south, east, or west, except when they are an
area or section of the country or part of a street address.
If you walk north on North Street, you will find the correct address.
• Capitalize the names of races, languages, nationalities, and the adjectives derived from them.
First Nations Italian cooking
Japanese Spanish music

• Capitalize the name of languages.
• Capitalize the names of religions, the adjectives derived from them, the followers of each religion, and
their sacred writings.
• Capitalize the names of organizations, clubs, historical events and periods of time, and abbreviations
derived from them.
Middle Ages Industrial Revolution War of 1812

• Capitalize the names of months, days of the week, and holidays, but not
seasons.
Monday Thanksgiving Day
December summer
• Capitalize titles.
• Capitalize letter greetings and closings.
Greetings—Capitalize the first letter in all significant words.
To Whom It May Concern:
Dear Mom,
Closings—Capitalize only the first letter of the first word and any proper nouns.
With love,
Yours truly,
• Capitalize school subjects and
languages.
Capitalize the name of a school subject

when it is the name of a specific course,
but do not capitalize general subject
areas.
Challenge yourself
• The instructions for the car rally sounded simple at first. We were to drive north on harrington
street and then head to juniper street towards the beach. We drove for 8 kilometers but didn’t see
the world war II memorial where our next clue was hidden. We found the war memorial and our
next clue at the corner of palisade drive and belmont avenue. The next leg of the car rally took us
all the way out of town on highway 23 to mitchell lake. We were supposed to find the next clue
hidden under a rock in front of the beach view motel. But when we got to the T-intersection, we
weren’t sure whether to turn north or south. We stopped a pedestrian to ask for directions, but she
didn’t speak English. We drove for about 10 minutes before we ran out of gas. There wasn’t an
Esso station in sight. Obviously, our team didn’t win the grand prize - McDonald’s French fries
coupon.
Colon
• Use a colon to separate hours and minutes.
They have recess at 11:00.
• Use a colon to express a ratio.
The study revealed that cats outnumbered dogs by 3:1.
• Use a colon to separate acts from scenes in a play.
Act III: Scene 2 is my favourite part of the play.
• Use a colon to set off dialogue for a play or other script.
Principal: Omar, why were you late this morning?
• Use a colon o separate a title from a subtitle.
My new book is called Hot Stuff: One Hundred Ways to Make Chili.
• Colons can be used after a complete sentence or independent clause to draw
attention to specific information that follows.
• Use a colon to introduce items in a long list if the introductory clause can
stand by itself.
I will bring the following: pop, chips, napkins, and plates.
• Use a colon to introduce a quotation if the introductory sentence can stand by
itself.
Even the experts seem to agree: “One consistent finding is that more than half
the teenagers studied wish they had more time for sleep.”
• Use a colon to introduce an explanation or definition if the introductory
clause can stand by itself.
• The second clause may be a sentence fragment.
The dog and cat finally found something in common: enjoying a peaceful sleep in front of a
warm fireplace.
• The second clause may be a complete sentence.
The dog and cat finally found something in common: they both enjoy sleeping in front of a
warm fireplace.
• Use a colon to introduce contrasting statements.
It was useless to try pleasing him: he criticized everything.
• Use a colon to highlight a situation, especially if it seems a bit dramatic.
Running along the cliff, the hiker knew he had only one chance to escape from the charging
beast: jump.
Challenge yourself
1. Boys who play “action adventure” and “sport” video games
outnumber girls by a ratio of 51.
2. Both of these types of video games share one important factor they
contain violence.
3. Dr. Samuel Barton is the author of a new study titled Video Games The
Beginning of Aggression.
4. His study found an increase in the following behaviours verbal attacks
and physical attacks.
5. Dr. Barton states something important “Playing a violent video game
fosters aggressive thoughts.”
Semicolon
• Use a semicolon to connect sentences that are closely related.
The semicolon can connect two complete sentences that are closely related and
that are of equal importance. In these examples, the semicolon is a better choice
than the period because the break is not as strong as writing two sentences.
• Some people like ketchup with their fries; others prefer vinegar.
• It hadn’t rained for sixty days; the farmers were desperate for water.
• I am getting cold; I wish that they’d turn up the heat.

• Use a semicolon to separate a statement from its explanation.
Be here by three o’clock at the latest; otherwise, we will not wait.
• Use a semicolon in place of a coordinate conjunction to show cause and

effect.
The sun was rising; we had to move.
• Use a semicolon to separate items in a series.
Like the comma, the semicolon can be used to separate items in a series if the items already
contain commas. The semicolon helps the reader understand where the breaks in the list should
be.
In one afternoon at the beach, the Kids’ Environmental Clean-Up Crew filled ten bags with
aluminum cans, glass, and garbage; cleaned the storm drain; and removed graffiti from the
information desk.
• It can also be used to separate items in a list, especially if the list is headed by a colon.
The camp counsellor told us what to pack: toothbrush and toothpaste; an extra pair of socks; a
bottle of water; and some kind of protein snack.
Challenge yourself
1. There are two causes of increased obesity; poor eating habits and
a lack of exercise.
2. Fatty foods would be banned healthy snacks would be in.
3. I missed the early bus however, I still made it to class on time.
4. I ordered the CD six weeks ago therefore, I expected it to arrive
by now.
5. Three objects lay on the desk: a large book a spiral-bound
notepad and a vase containing flowers.

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By: Miss. Rania Farran

Oct/ 6th/ 2019

• The ss will be able to use the punctuation marks

• The ss will be able to correct any punctuation

• The ss will be able to create their flip book about

• The ss will listen to their teacher and peers

has not hasn’t

He yelled, “I’m takin’ the ball and goin’ home.”

The student’s book

• to take the place of a letter or letters omitted from

• If a plural noun does not end in s, add an apostrophe and s.

• takean apostrophe and s on the last noun

British Columbia (BC)

• Capitalize names of specific bodies of water, rivers, and streams.

• Capitalize common nouns used as part of a place name.

Queen Elizabeth Theatre

First Nations Italian cooking

Japanese Spanish music

Middle Ages Industrial Revolution War of 1812

Greetings—Capitalize the first letter in all significant words.

To Whom It May Concern:

Capitalize the name of a school subject

They have recess at 11:00.

• Use a colon to express a ratio.

The study revealed that cats outnumbered dogs by 3:1.

• Use a colon to separate acts from scenes in a play.

Act III: Scene 2 is my favourite part of the play.

• Use a colon to set off dialogue for a play or other script.

Principal: Omar, why were you late this morning?

• Use a colon o separate a title from a subtitle.

• I am getting cold; I wish that they’d turn up the heat.

• Use a semicolon in place of a coordinate conjunction to show cause and

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