Punctuation - What have we learnt?

​1. The first letter of the first word has to be capitalised

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​2. Proper names have to be capitalised e.g. name of an ethnicity (Malay), name of a festival (Christmas), name of a school (St Nicholas Girls' School)

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Punctuation - What have we learnt?

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​3. We know that a pair of commas is used for extra information

​Example:

​That man, who has blonde hair, is my dentist.

​That man is my dentist. (Main Point)

​"who has blonde hair" (Extra Information)

​1. Quotation marks

• ​titles

​my teacher loves the song i want it that way by the backstreet boys

​My teacher loves the song "I Want It That Way" by the Backstreet Boys.

Punctuation - What did we learn in U9?

Punctuation - What did we learn in U9?

​1. Quotation marks

• ​foreign words

​my friend gave me a delicious indian snack called murukku

​My friend gave me a delicious Indian snack called "murukku".

Punctuation - What did we learn in U9?

​2. Dashes (single)

• emphasise info. at the beginning / end of sentence

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We ate baguettes at one of the most famous structures - The Eiffel Tower. (emphasised at end)

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​The Eiffel Tower - one of the most famous structures known to man.

​(emphasised at beginning)

Punctuation - What did we learn in U9?

​2. Dashes (double)

• emphasise modifier (words/phrases describing noun)

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My aunt is taking me to Universal Studios - a place with thrilling rides - for my birthday.

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​My school - founded by Nicholas Barre - was established in 1933.

​Let's test your knowledge!

​Answer each question by choosing the sentence

with the correct punctuation.

Active & Passive Voice - What did we learn in U9?

​1. Active Voice

[Subject (doer) + Verb + Object (receiver)]

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My mother cut the orange.

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My mother (subj) cut (verb) the orange (obj).

​1. Passive Voice

[Subject (receiver) + 'Be' Verb + past participle + object (doer)]

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The orange was cut by my mother

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The orange (subj) was cut by ('be' verb + past participle) my mother (obj).

Active & Passive Voice - What did we learn in U9?

Passive Voice - Past Participle of Verbs

​Let's test your knowledge!

Read the instructions carefully then type in your answer.

​Good Effort!