Ch 7.6. Revising text - Graphic Organiser 3

Revising text: Graphic organiser 3

Proofreading prompts: Punctuation

When I think about the punctuation I will use, I think about what I want my reader to understand, think, learn and enjoy as they read my writing.

Punctuation I can use to correct and/or improve my writing might include:

C Capital letters to start sentences and for proper nouns

. A full stop to end a sentence

, Commas when I write a list

, Commas to pause between ideas and clauses

? A question mark to indicate that a question is being asked

! An exclamation mark to show a strong feeling

: A colon to introduce a list or an explanation in a sentence

; A semi-colon to separate two major parts of a sentence

… An ellipsis—three dots in a row to show that part of a sentence is missing