KS2 Bitesize English - Punctuation : Fullscreen. The 69 Rules of Punctuation. Learning how to use punctuation properly is essential for communication.
However, it is much easier said than done. The 69 Rules of Punctuation infographic from The Visual Communication Guy separates the 14 major marks and notes their uses. The only thing that could make this infographic better, is if it could write your paper for you! The title is a bit a misleading. Sadly, there are more than sixty-nine “rules” of punctuation. Good infographic that clusters the related rules together into a visual design. Also available for purchase as a poster for $5.99 on The Visual Communication Guy Store. The Punctuation Song. The Punctuation Guide.
Top 10 Rules of Punctuation. The Arts While there are no hard and fast rules about punctuation, there are good style guidelines.
This is a list of our ten most commonly used punctuation marks and a guide to their use. 10. Comma Use commas to separate independent clauses in a sentence, for example: The game was over, but the crowd refused to leave. Yesterday was her brother’s birthday, so she took him out to dinner. Use commas after introductory words, phrases, or clauses that come before the main clause: While I was eating, the cat scratched at the door. If you are ill, you ought to see a doctor.
NOTE: You should not do the reverse of this. The cat scratched at the door, while I was eating. You ought to see a doctor, if you are ill. Introductory words that should be followed by a comma are: yes, however, and well. Use a pair of commas to separate an aside from the main body of the sentence. Introduction to the Basic Rules of Punctuation.
All we can do is hang on to our colons: punctuation is bound to change, like the rest of language; punctuation is made for man, not man for punctuation; a good sentence should be intelligible without the help of punctuation in most cases; and, if you get in a muddle with your dots and dashes, you may need to simplify your thoughts, and shorten your sentence.
(Phillip Howard, The State of the Language: English Observed, 1985) Like many of the so-called "laws" of grammar, the rules for using punctuation would never hold up in court. These rules, in fact, are conventions that have changed over the centuries. They vary across national boundaries (American punctuation, followed here, differs from British practice) and even from one writer to the next. Until the 18th century, punctuation was primarily related to spoken delivery (elocution), and the marks were interpreted as pauses that could be counted out. 1) End Punctuation: Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points 2) Commas. British versus American style. There are two major styles of English punctuation: American (commonly followed also in Canada) and British (commonly followed also in Australia and New Zealand).
Over the years, these two styles have converged. The few major differences that remain are described below. Titles Mr., Mrs., and Ms. all take periods in American English. In British English, the periods are omitted. Dates British usage omits the apostrophe in the plural form of dates (e.g., 1980s), whereas the American practice more often includes it (e.g., 1980’s). Though not necessarily a matter of punctuation, there is one important distinction between American and British usage when it comes to dates. Time British usage dictates a period between the hours and minutes when writing the time (e.g., 10.30).
Quotations American style uses double quotes (“) for initial quotations, then single quotes (‘) for quotations within the initial quotation. Punctuation. Punctuation, English Games for 7-11 Years. Punctuation, Literacy, Key Stage 2 - Interactive Whiteboard Resources. Sentence Detectives A useful site for teaching basic punctuation marks such as question marks, exclamation marks and full stops.
Includes a download option. Types of Sentence An interactive activity with the character Ed the owl. The site looks at different types of sentences and the punctuation that needed to go with them. Skillswise Sentence Grammar Choose from different types of text such as a letter, an email and story and then punctuate with full-stops and add capital letters where needed Contraction Match A drag and drop activity on the use of apostrophes in contractions. Apostrophes for Contraction and Possession. Punctuation Matters: 12 Examples of the Finer Points.