Y5 Punctuation Exercise

So let's recap now some common rules with commerce and

clauses and phrases and it's a good idea to make

a note of these so that we are confident with

them and familiar because we will be expected to remember

this. No, this for an example.

So first if the dependent clause comes first then we

put a comma after it.

So for example, although she was busy, she still stopped

to help.

So although she was busy, that's our dependent clause.

We put a comma after that before we move on

to the main clause.

If the phrase is last then you don't put a

comma. So for example, she stopped to help in the

morning. That is just one whole depend independent clause.

If the dependent clause is in the middle then we

put a comma on either side.

This is sort of working like our brackets and r

dashes. This is extra information.

So Annie, who was very smart, scored 100%.

So we could have said Anne scored so we can

see that the dependent clause who was very smart, it's

referring to anne, it's giving us extra information so we

put this in commerce Because it's extra information.

We separated from the rest of the clause with commerce.

We could take it out and the sentence would still

make sense, we could say and he scored 100%.

If you have a phrase that comes first then we

will put a comma after it.

So in this example in the morning she still stopped

to help.

So compare it to what we just had a look

at. She still stopped to help in the morning.

But here because we have that extra information first in

the morning, she still stopped to help.

We have to put a comma artery it to separate

it from the independent clause.

If the dependent clauses last then you don't put a

comma. So she stopped to help although she was busy

and we can see that we have although as a

conjunction here and it's so in this example she stopped

to help although she was busy.

So although she was busy is our independence.

So in this example she stopped to help although she

was busy, although she was busy is are dependent clause

and we can see it begins with that conjunction, so

it wouldn't make sense on its own.

But because it's at the end of the sentence, we

don't need to add that comment if the phrase is

in the middle of the sentence and we do put

a comma on either side of it because this is

again extra information.

So the girl anne was very smart.

We need to put anne in those commas like we

would with brackets or dashes because it is our extra

information. We could just say the girl was very smart

and take it out and it would still make sense.

So every sentence must have a main clause.

You cannot join two main clauses together without punctuation.

You can only put a comma between two main clauses

if there is a coordinating conjunction between them and are

coordinating conjunctions are are fanboys, so that's the acronym to

remember four and nor but or yet.

And so so we'll take a look at some examples

to make sure we fully understand this which was proposed

by the gentleman in the green hat.

That can't be a sentence because it's not a main

clause. It doesn't make sense on its own.

And do do do.

Mhm. So we can see that because it doesn't have

a So we can see that because it doesn't have

a main or independent clause, then it can't be a

sentence on its own.

Let's take a look at some more examples.

She was hungry, she ate something, we can see here

that we have two main clauses, she was hungry, she

ate something.

These are two sentences that can stand on their own,

these are two clauses that can stand on their own,

so we can't join them together with a comma, we

have to use something else.

The coma can't go there, but there does need to

be some punctuation between the two main clauses to finish

our sentence.

We can't just leave nothing in between them so we

could add in a conjunction, she was hungry, so she

ate something because we've added that conjunction, we've turned this

last part of the sentence into a dependent clause, so

the comma works.

So we have a main clause and we have fanboys

which are four and Norbert or yells, so and then

the rest of the sentence, So AO can go between

two main clauses.

If a fan boys is there, we could also put

a full stop between these these two.

We could also put a full stop between these two

clauses. She was hungry, she ate something, the two clauses

that can stand on their own and make sense.

So they both work of sentences.

A semi colon can also go between two main clauses

that are related to one another.

So you could say she was hungry, semi colon, she

ate something because they're related to one another.

It's given us more information because we're already told that

she's hungry so she's eaten because she's hungry.

So let's take a look at some more examples and

see if we can use our knowledge, everything we just

had a look at in order to put the correct

punctuation in.

Yeah, yeah.

So let's take a look at some more examples and

we can put into practice everything that we just had

a look at.

There are six sentences on the screen right now.

I would like you guys to rewrite them using the

correct punctuation.

So you can pause the video and rewrite these sentences

in your own notes in order to so you can

pause the video now and rewrite these sentences in your

own notes and we'll take a look at the answers

in a moment.

It's a great idea to actually have a go at

this activity.

So you can test whether or not you have learned.

So it's a great idea to have a go at

this activity in order to test whether or not you

have learned how we use these different punctuation marks and

you can pause the video now to have a girl

and we'll look at the answers in a moment.

Okay, if you all had a good girl that, let's

take a look at our answers.

So our first sentence, Mika picked up the bat, the

bat, this one, okay, so let's take a look at

our first sentence.

Mika picked up the bat.

That bat belonged to his father.

So we can see that the full stop doesn't work

because that belonged to his father is not a main

clause, so it can't be a sentence on its own.

So we uh, so in order to fix the sentence,

we just take away that full stop, Mika picked up

the bat that belonged to his father.

So really good work If you spotted this and you

got this one right?

Question two, I can't wait to eat the fan with

that. Question two, I can't wait to eat that sandwich.

Said Owen, a little bit of drawl escape in his

mouth. Quite a lot wrong with this.

Let's take a closer look.

We need our job.

Who is quite a lot wrong with this sentence.

Let's take a closer look.

We of course need those speech marks in order to

show the direct speech from Owen.

It's not something we had a look at, but it

is something that we should be aware of and recognize

a little bit of drool escaping his mouth is given

the reader more information about how Owen said the sentence,

so we need to separate that with the comment.

It should be attached to the sentence with a comma

to show that it is extra non essential information.

And we also separate our speech from our speaker with

a comma as well.

It's a very common mistake.

It's very easy to miss out.

So, really good work if you spotted that.

And even better work if you spotted the obvious mistake

of our missing apostrophe in can't you've got all of

this punctuation, correct?

Moving on to question three.

She wondered why he was so interested in the game

she was playing.

So a few things wrong with this.

We should have written like this.

Mm hmm.

Yeah. So again, a few things wrong with this.

The sentence is not a direct question so it should

not end in question mark.

There is not a main clause on either side of

so, so a calmer is not needed and you cannot

separate the also you should not separate the verb was

from its object, interested with a comma.

It's not needed.

It separates our independent clause when it shouldn't and that

would be wrong.

So, great work if you spotted this and you've got

this one right?

Moving on Question four, after playing on the swings, he

went on the slide.

So this one's a little bit simpler.

We need to put a comma when a phrase or

dependent clause comes before the main clause, so after playing

on the swings, So we have got that dependent clause

there and then our main clause, he went on the

slide and we need the full stop at the end.

Question five, Ben went on holiday.

He like Brazil the best.

So great work if you spotted there has to be

punctuation between two main clauses.

Ben went on holiday.

He like Brazil the best they both stand on their

own but they are related.

So a semi colon can go between the two main

clauses because they're related to one another.

So, great work.

It spotted this and our final question carol went on

holiday because she needed the rest and here there is

no extra punctuation that's needed.

It is perfect as it is.

And sometimes in an exam we will be expected to

spot that there are no mistakes and the punctuation is

perfect. We don't need to add anything.

So great work if you spotted this and you didn't

add anything extra.

So we'll move on now to take a closer look

at the punctuation section of our english exam.

And what are the methods, tips and strategies that we

can keep in mind when we go through this part?

So before you start your punctuation exercise, you should have

a checklist ready.

So you know that you are checking for all of

the different types of punctuation that could come up and

you should always start with the easier punctuation to look

for. Remember that in these types of exams, you should

be looking for the most obvious mistake first, before moving

on to the more complicated things because if there is

more obvious mistake and you're a little bit unsure about

whether or not punctuation should go somewhere else, then you

keep this in mind because sometimes there may be punctuation

that is a little bit debatable whether or not you

use it, but there will be more obvious mistakes to

look for and that will be your correct answer.

You can think of it like a sandwich before you

build your sandwich, you need two slices of bread before

you can put anything that goes in between them like

your cheese or tuna or mayonnaise.

So you want to leave these more complicated things until

you've checked for your more obvious things and your most

obvious thing is capital letters at the start of the

sentence and at the start of proper announce, and also

that your sentence ends with punctuation, whether that's a full

stop, question mark or exclamation mark, whatever is most appropriate

for the sentence.

And then we check for commerce, colons and semicolons between

our phrases and clauses.

We check the speech marks and apostrophes and we check

the dashes, hyphens, brackets and Alexis.

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