Speech Marks: Punctuating Dialogue
Speech marks go around the exact words someone says. Fizz the fox shows the four rules: speech marks around the spoken words, a capital letter to start the speech, punctuation inside the closing speech marks, and a comma before the speech when the speaker comes first. Then punctuate Rosie’s question yourself.
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1:43Commas: Lists, Fronted Adverbials and Extra Information
Rosie the rabbit packs apples, pears, bananas and grapes. Learn three jobs for commas: separating items in a list, after a fronted adverbial like "After lunch," and around extra information. Then add the missing commas to a sentence yourself.
1:48Apostrophes for Contractions and Possession
Learn the two jobs of an apostrophe with Leo the lion: contractions (do not → don’t, it is → it’s) and possession (Leo’s mane, the lions’ den). Fix "the dogs bone", learn the its/it’s trap, and correct "Its the cats ball".
1:46Colons, Semicolons, Brackets and Dashes
Leo the lion learns four powerful punctuation marks. A colon introduces a list or an explanation; a semicolon joins two closely linked sentences; brackets and dashes add extra information. Then find where the semicolon goes in "Pip loves bamboo she eats it every day", and learn the test for using one.