Sesotho Home Language - Term 4 - Week 3

Grammar is the set of rules that helps us use a language correctly. Punctuation marks, such as periods, commas, and question marks, help clarify the meaning of sentences. For example, a period indicates the end of a statement, while a question mark shows that a sentence is asking something. Today, we will learn how to use these tools to make our writing clearer and more effective.

Let’s look at the following sentence: 'the dog run fast.' This sentence has a grammatical error. The correct form should be 'The dog runs fast.' Notice how we capitalized the first letter and added an 's' to the verb 'run' to match the subject. Now, let’s correct another sentence together: 'she go to school every day.' What changes do we need to make?

Now, I will give you a list of words: 'cat', 'play', 'the', 'in', 'garden'. Your task is to arrange these words into a complete sentence with correct punctuation. Think about how to start your sentence with a capital letter and end it with a period. Once you have your sentence, share it with a partner and discuss any changes you might make.

You will receive a short paragraph that contains several grammatical errors and punctuation mistakes. Your job is to read the paragraph carefully, identify the errors, and rewrite the paragraph correctly. Pay attention to the use of capital letters, punctuation marks, and verb forms. After you finish, we will share our corrected paragraphs with the class.

• the cat is sleeping
• The cat is sleeping.
• the Cat is sleeping.

Answer: The cat is sleeping.

The correct sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a period.

Answer: Question mark

A question mark indicates that the sentence is asking something.

• He goes to the store.
• He gone to the store.
• He going to the store.

Answer: He goes to the store.

The verb 'go' needs to be changed to 'goes' to agree with the subject 'He'.

Answer: Punctuation helps clarify meaning.

Punctuation marks help readers understand the structure and meaning of sentences.

• I like apples, oranges and bananas.
• I like apples oranges, and bananas.
• I like apples, oranges, and bananas.

Answer: I like apples, oranges, and bananas.

The correct sentence uses commas to separate items in a list.

Answer: Grammar

Grammar consists of the rules that dictate how words and sentences are structured.

• the sun is shining
• The sun is shining.
• the Sun is shining.

Answer: The sun is shining.

The sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a period.

Answer: Comma

A comma is used to indicate a pause between parts of a sentence or to separate items in a list.