Grammar and editing (T3 W5)
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Punctuation marks are important in writing because they help us understand how to read sentences. For example, a full stop (.) tells us that a sentence has ended, while a question mark (?) shows that someone is asking something. Today, we will learn how to use these marks correctly in our sentences.
Let’s look at this sentence: 'uThandi uthanda ukudla'. It needs a full stop at the end. The correct sentence is 'uThandi uthanda ukudla.' Now, let’s add a question mark to this sentence: 'uThandi uthanda ukudla'. If we want to ask if uThandi likes food, we can say 'uThandi uthanda ukudla?'.
Now, I will give you some words, and we will create sentences together. Words: 'uThandi', 'ukudlala', 'ngaphandle'. How can we arrange these words to make a correct sentence? (Expected answer: 'uThandi ukudlala ngaphandle.'). Let’s write it on the board and add a full stop at the end.
I will give you a worksheet with sentences that have mistakes. Your task is to find the mistakes and correct them. Remember to check for punctuation and spacing. After you finish, we will share our corrected sentences with the class.
Answer: .
A full stop (.) is used to indicate the end of a statement.
Answer: uThandi uthanda ukudla.
The sentence needs a full stop to be correct.
Answer: Question mark
A question mark (?) indicates that a sentence is asking something.
Answer: uThandi uthanda ukudla
This sentence is missing a full stop.
Answer: uThandi uthanda ukudlala.
This is an example of a simple sentence that expresses a preference.
Answer: !
An exclamation mark (!) shows excitement or strong feelings.
Answer: With spaces
Spaces are used to separate words in a sentence.
Answer: uThandi uthanda ukudla.
The correct sentence should end with a full stop.