Learning Intentions In this section you will ... ✓ Develop your understanding of the use of commas and apostrophes.
COMMUNICATION MANAGING MYSELF What’s a comma? LITERACY
DEFINITION A comma is a punctuation mark ( , ) used to separate parts of a sentence or to separate the items in a list.
BEING CREATIVE
Examples: Commas are used to separate items in a list: I’m going to buy new jeans, tops and shoes when the shops reopen.
MANAGING INFORMATION AND THINKING
Commas are used to separate adjectives that describe the same noun: The sad, untidy child walked slowly along the path.
WORKING WITH OTHERS
Commas are used to separate clauses in a sentence: Maria, who is from Spain, won the competition.
COMMUNICATION NUMERACY
Commas are used to punctuate direct speech by ‘introducing’ the speech: The man shouted, ‘Look out!’
MANAGING MYSELF STAYING WELL
What’s an apostrophe?LITERACY
DEFINITION An apostrophe is a punctuation mark ( ’ ) used to show possession or that some letters are absent.
BEING CREATIVE
Examples: Apostrophes show that letters or numbers are absent: I’m tired = I am tired. I was born in ’09 = I was born in 2009.
WORKING WITH OTHERS NUMERACY MANAGING INFORMATION AND THINKING
An apostrophe is used before the letter ‘s’ to show that something belongs to someone or something. Examples: My sister’s car. The dog’s owner. Exception: It’s = it is or it has. We don’t use it’s for possession/belonging.
Read the following paragraph and identify the mistakes of grammar and punctuation. You should be able to find at least 20! Once you’re certain you have identified all of the errors, rewrite the paragraph in your copybook.
STAYING WELL
in every corner of the earth people are shaped by how theyre brought up boys and girls are expected to behave in certain ways in each society
