2 Copy the sentences. Then write the letter S for statements, the letter Q for questions or the letter C for commands at the end of each sentence. a. My parents built our home. b. Help us with the harvesting. c. Do you want a drink of water?
3 Copy the sentences below. Label the subject and the predicate in each sentence. a. My mother is telling you to help with gardening. b. The visitors to our house asked for some tea. c. My father always settled the disputes between relatives. d. I wanted to sit under the trees.
Language structure and conventions: Punctuation
Activity 4: Recognise punctuation in sentences 1 Read this Language box on punctuation.
Punctuation
You have looked at questions and commands in the last activity. • Remember that questions always end with a question mark. Example: “Do you remember Africa?”
• Commands and exclamations normally end with an exclamation mark. Examples: “Come here!”; “Oh, my goodness!” • Inverted commas come after the question or exclamation mark.
2 A learner wrote the paragraph below and forgot to put in question marks, exclamation marks and inverted commas. Copy the paragraph and correct it.
I met my Auntie Rose in town yesterday. She looked very worried as she said to me, Oh dear A terrible thing I have lost my wallet have you got any money to give me for the taxi fare Luckily, I had some money with me and I gave her R10 Thank you, she said, you’re a dear
Reading and viewing: Visual texts
People who draw cartoons use illustrations and text to express themselves. When you read a cartoon you need to look at both the images and the words to understand the cartoonist’s message.
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