WRITING WORKSHEET

Description: This activity is to train the enhance the students awareness of using mechanics in writing. Direction: Add the correct punctuation to these texts. Check your work on the next page.
Text 1:

The Bear and the Two Travelers two men were traveling together when a bear suddenly met them on their path one of them climbed up quickly into a tree and concealed himself in the branches the other seeing that he must be attacked fell flat on the ground and when the bear came up and felt him with his snout and smelt him all over he held his breath and feigned the appearance of death as much as he could the bear soon left him for it is said he will not touch a dead body when he was quite gone the other traveler descended from the tree and jocularly inquired of his friend what it was the bear had whispered in his ear he gave me this advice his companion replied never travel with a friend who deserts you at the approach of danger Text 2
The Ant and the Grasshopper in a field one summer's day a grasshopper was hopping about chirping and singing to its heart's content an ant passed by bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest why not come and chat with me said the grasshopper instead of toiling and moiling in that way? i am helping to lay up food for the winter said the ant and recommend you to do the same why bother about winter? said the grasshopper we have got plenty of food at present but the ant went on its way and continued its toil when the winter came the grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer then the grasshopper knew it is best to prepare for the days of necessity

Check your work here... Text 1 The Bear and the Two Travelers TWO MEN were traveling together, when a Bear suddenly met them on their path. One of them climbed up quickly into a tree and concealed himself in the branches. The other, seeing that he must be attacked, fell flat on the ground, and when the Bear came up and felt him with his snout, and smelt him all over, he held his breath, and feigned the appearance of death as much as he could. The Bear soon left him, for it is said he will not touch a dead body. When he was quite gone, the other Traveler descended from the tree, and jocularly inquired of his friend what it was the Bear had whispered in his ear. "He gave me this advice," his companion replied. "Never travel with a friend who deserts you at the approach of danger."

Text 2
The Ant and the Grasshopper In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest. "Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?" "I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same." "Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; we have got plenty of food at present." But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew: It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.