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Year 6 Punctuation

Punctuation
Punctuation marks help to make it easier for people to understand the exact meaning of the written
words.
Different punctuation marks can change the meaning of a sentence.
A sentence can be ended by a full stop, exclamation mark or question mark.
Examples
a. Janet A full stop is
is getting used at the
end of the
married. sentence to
state a fact.
b. Janet An
is getting exclamation
mark is used
married! at the end of
the
sentence to
show
surprise, joy,
etc.
c. Janet A question
is getting mark is used
at the end of
married? a sentence
which
asks a
question. A
better way of
rephrasing
this question
is "Is Janet
getting
married?"
1. Full stop
A full stop is used at the end of a sentence which is not a question or an exclamation.
Examples
a. Hamid was very tired.
b. It is a hot day.
c. Siva will come tomorrow.
Full stops are also used to shorten words (abbreviations)
Examples
e.g. (for example)
No. (number)
Prof. (professor)
etc. (et cetera)
Tues. (Tuesday)

2. Comma
A comma is used to separate two words or groups of words in a sentence so that the meaning
becomes clearer.
Examples
a. The boys ate chocolate ice cream and biscuits.
b. The boys ate chocolate, ice cream and biscuits.
In sentence (a), the boys ate two things (chocolate ice cream and biscuits).
In sentence (b), the boys ate three things (chocolate, ice cream and biscuits).
By putting a comma in sentence (b), the meaning changes.
More Examples

a. Rani, Annie and Sheena went to Port Dickson.


b. Encik Mahmud is a kind, friendly and patient man.
c. Mona stopped, stared and ran away.
d. Chooi Hoon, could you please sweep the floor?

3. Question mark
A question mark is used at the end of a sentence which asks a question.
Examples
a. What is your name?
b. How old are you?
c. Was it broken?
d. Can I help you?
e. Will they bring the book?
Remember, sometimes a question can just be one word.
More Examples
Why? What? Who? When?
How? Karim? When?
4. Exclamation mark
An exclamation mark is used to show surprise, joy, pain, anger, danger, humour or some
strong feeling.
It is also used when someone is giving orders or shouting.
Examples
I don't
You must be
believe
joking!
you!
Congratulations! Keep quiet!
Ouch! Stop!
Call the police! Attention!
Do this now!
5. Colon
A colon is used to introduce a list of things.
Examples
a. To make this cake, you will need the following ingredients: one egg,
200 g flour, 200 g butter, salt, water and some jam.
b. The following prefects are on duty this week: Rahman, Lim, June
and Dino.

6. Apostrophe

An apostrophe is used to show belonging


If the owner is singular, put an apostrophe at the end of the word and add an s.
Examples
a. This is Matthew's car.
b. Where is the cat's food?
If the word already ends with an s, put an apostrophe and another s. Or you can leave out the
second s.
Examples
a. This is Saras's book.
b. Here is James' bag.
If the owner is plural (more than one) and the word ends with an s put the apostrophe after the s.
Examples
a. The boys' rulers are broken.
b. The girls' dresses are new.
c. These are the ladies' shoes.
If the plural does not end in s, add the apostrophe and s.
Examples
a. The children's shirts are dirty.
b. These are the men's hats.
The apostrophe is also used to show contractions where letters or numbers have been left out.
Examples
she's
We've (we have)
(she is)
I'm (I
I can't (I cannot)
am)
You're It won't (it will
(you are) not)
He'd (he 14 February '08
had) (14 February 2008)

7. Capital letters
Capital letters are used at the beginning of sentences.
They are also used for proper nouns (e.g. names of people, places, books, months, titles, etc.)
Examples
a. The man sat on the chair. The chair broke.
b. The pupils sat for their UPSR examination.
c. Fauzi bin Talib
d. Yong Beng Kean
e. Malaysia
f. North America
g. Jalan Hang Jebat
h. January
i. "The Hungry Elephant" by S.K. Tan.

8. Quotation marks
Quotation marks are used to show direct speech (actual words spoken by a person).
They are also used to show titles of books, play, etc.
Examples
a. "I am hungry," said Aliya.
b. "Why are you late?" she asked.
c. She read the book, "The Missing Necklace" by T. Arumugam.
d. "Star Trek" is an interesting movie.

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