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The document discusses various punctuation marks including full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas, semi-colons, colons, dashes, brackets, apostrophes and quotation marks. It provides examples of how each punctuation mark is used in sentences.

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Punctuation

The document discusses various punctuation marks including full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas, semi-colons, colons, dashes, brackets, apostrophes and quotation marks. It provides examples of how each punctuation mark is used in sentences.

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Punctuation-Notes/Worksheet

 Full Stop: marks the end of a complete sentence or statement


 Ben really likes chocolate cake.
 Question Mark: used at the end of a direct question,
 What is your favourite colour?
 Exclamation Mark: indicates surprise, emphasis, strong emotion and
sometimes disbelief
 That’s terrible!
 Comma: separates units of meaning in a sentence
 I love playing basketball, tennis and badminton.
 Semi-colon: separates two main clauses that are closely related to each other,
but could stand on their own as sentences
 Heather likes oranges; James likes pears.
 Colon: comes after a complete sentence to introduce a list, quote or definition
 You should bring three things: flour, sugar and water.
 Dash: separates elements within a sentence and indicates emphasis interruption,
or an abrupt change of thought. Can act as brackets or be used in place of the
word ‘to’
 Could you please try - try your very hardest - to ignore him?
 Brackets: enclose additional related information
 I left you some cake (it’s in the fridge.)
 Apostrophe: Indicates possession, or that letters have been left out
 That’s Jerry’s book.
 Quotation/Inverted Commas: Indicates quotes, direct speech and slang or
foreign phrases
 “I’m sorry, I simply don’t remember,” she said

ENGLISH/GRADE 7/FIRST TERM 23-24/WEEK 3/AMINIYA SCHOOL 1


1. Rewrite the following paragraph with correct simple/CAPITAL lettering.
burj khalifa, the most famous skyscraper in dubai, united arab emirates, is the
world’s tallest building it was officially named to honour the leader of the
neighbouring emirate of abu dhabi, sheikh khalifa ibn zayed al nahyan although the
tower was formally opened on january 4, 2010, the entirety of the interior was not
complete at that time
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2. Rewrite the sentences with the correct punctuation. Remember to use


capital letters, full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas,
apostrophes and inverted commas.

a) would you like to come to my party asked james

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b) stop that right now mum shouted

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c) how do i get to the shops the old man asked

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d) please behave yourself said mum or you wont have dessert

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e) jessica wrote a shopping list for milk bread jam and butter

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f) how much are your tomatoes enquired dad

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g) i cant wait to go to london cried hussain

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h) i went to the farm and saw sheep pigs cows and horses

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i) on wednesday they were going to the cinema

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j) have you ever been to america asked the teacher

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3. This is an extract from a newspaper article. All the punctuation,
paragraphs and capital letters have been left out. Correct the article by
putting the punctuation and capital letters in where needed. Indicate a new
paragraph with a double forward slash (//).

stray saves the day


by charles harwood
a man trapped under his own tractor was rescued yesterday by a
stray dog he had met only an hour earlier.
peter thornton of ashton was ploughing a potato field on his arable farm
at around 3pm on wednesday his tractor started to make an unfamiliar
noise so he decided to have a look at it himself unfortunately as peter
crawled underneath the vehicle to examine a loose part hanging down
the tractor rolled forward and pinned him to the ground by his leg
stupidly i thought i would be stuck there until dusk and i was going to
pass out then the unexpected happened a stray dog that peter had seen
earlier in the day approached the tractor and appeared very interested in
what was going on he sniffed around and eventually sneaked under the
tractor to where peter was trapped when i saw the dog i didnt know what
to think if he had decided to attack me then there wasnt anything i could
do about it but the dog didnt attack peter instead it began licking him
and when he still didnt move the dog began to bark the border collie
cross then ran around the tractor in a wide arc and barked and barked he
kept this up for a full 30 minutes eventually some ramblers nearby came
to see why this dog was barking so ferociously
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4. Complete this passage by adding commas where appropriate:

Tommy woke up early on the morning of the school trip packed his bag twice as
quickly as usual and ate breakfast really fast. He ran all the way to school almost
bumping into his best friend as he reached the school gates. He had never been to
the zoo before and Mr Thompson had promised that there would be hippos tigers
snakes and more! Tommy’s biggest wish was to see a lion though. He knew lions
had huge teeth big claws and a loud roar but he wanted to see it for himself.

5. Complete this passage by adding apostrophes where appropriate:

The tigers roar was so loud it could be heard all through the jungle. “Do you think
its coming this way?” Timmy whispered to his sister.

“I dont think so,” she said uncertainly. Timmys heart was pounding in his chest as
they crept carefully through the bushes. Then, out of nowhere, two tigers appeared!
The tigers teeth looked sharp, their claws deadly.

“Run!” shouted Timmy.

6. Add commas where necessary

a) He said “I’m not going to lose my game today.”


b) I wanted to buy some balloons a cake and some ice cream for the
c) party.
d) Yes I love to go to the beach with my family.
e) Mrs. Smith did you say you ate pizza for dinner yesterday?
f) We went to visit the park the museum and the cinema this weekend.
g) No I did not want to order a purple unicorn for her birthday gift.
h) Tom Kevin and Abby all studied volcanoes last year.
i) “Go now” said the mean man “and do not return.”

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j) Sophie are you going to take ballet again next year?
k) My favorite animals are bears tigers and dogs.
l) “Mom we need to leave now” said Roberta.

7. Add quotation marks and commas to the sentences as needed

a) Where is my dog? asked Brandon.

b) Mrs. Jolly said We are having a party on Saturday. Hope you can make it!

c) First explained my grandpa we will need to clean up the garage.

d) If you go to the store, please buy me some oranges and apples said Natalie.

e) Oh no! My pen spilled ink all over my shirt! cried David.

f) I cannot believe said mom that you didn’t remember my birthday.

g) Katie said My brother just threw all of my homework into the sink.

h) Read the book tonight. We can talk about it tomorrow said my friend, Stacy.

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