Grammar point:
Punctuation .
a. Read:
1.
Period
Full stop :
[.]
It is used to show the end of a sentence :
a. Peter is my friend.
b. They went home.
c. The man is in the boat.
2.
Comma :
[,]
It is used between words in a list :
a. Peter, Mark, Mike, Fred and Joe are my friends.
b. They saw lions, tigers, monkeys and snakes in the jungle.
c. Maggie has a pencil, a pen, a ruler and an eraser in her bag.
3.
Question mark :
[?]
It is used at the end of a question :
a. Are Peter and Mark your friends ?
b. Did they go to the dentist ?
c. Why is the farmer in the barn ?
4.
Exclamation mark :
[!]
It is used at the end of an exclamation :
Exclamation mark :
[!]
It is used at the end of an exclamation :
a. Look ! There’s a helicopter !
b. Don’t go outside !
c. Happy New Year !
5.
Capital Letters :
[ A B C ]
They are used for the first letters of names and at the beginning of sentences and questions :
a. Are they happy ?
b. Maggie and Emma are in Taipei.
c. They went to the farm.
See the next page
Blue Book 3 – Page 100
Correct the punctuation