Unit IV Writing

Take note of the punctuation in the paragraph below:

Jamal, Karima and Bilal live in Agadir. One day they went with their parents to the Temara
National Park to see the wildlife there. They had to drive all the way to Safi and then to
Casablanca in order to get to the park. The drive from Agadir to Temara was very long.
“I’m tired,” said Karima.
“Are we there yet?” asked Bilal.
“I have an idea!” exclaimed Jamal, “Let’s play a game.”
So the children played I-Spy until they got to the park. There they saw elephants, lions,
rhinoceros, buffalo and leopards. These animals are known as the Big Five.
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. …………… 5. ……………
6. …………… 7. …………. 8. …………… 9. …………… 10. ……………

. Full stop/ period Used to end a sentence. This is my book.

? Question mark Used at the end of a question. Where is your book ?
Used at the end of a sentence to express Wow ! What a fantastic book !
Exclamation
! mark
strong feeling, such as fear, anger,
happiness ... etc.
Used to seperate between words. He has a book, a pencil, a pen, and a
, Comma
ruler.
1. takes the place of missing letters. He’s = he is don’t = do not
’ Apostrophe
2. used to show possession. Bill’s car Ann’s bag
Quotation mark/ Used to show direct speech or quote She said, "My name is Ann".
"……" inverted commas someone else’s speech. "Goodbye", he said.
Used to add explanation or examples. If you Eat some green leafy vegetables
Brackets/
( ) parenthesis
remove the words between the brackets, (brocolli, cabbage, lettuce) everyday.
the sentence should still make sense.
Used to divide words or to connect words. X-ray, twenty-five, ex-husband,
- Hyphen
mother-in-law
Used to join two connected complete ideas. The guests are arriving ; they are
; Semi colon
almost at the door
Shows a division in writing, or before a list. Groceries for tomorrow : milk,
: colon
bread , sugar, cheese, oranges
Add punctuation to these sentences (Use Capital letters where needed).

1. ouh that really hurt

2. im going home now she said
3. she went to the shop and bought carrots beans bread and milk
4. stop you cant go in here
5. when is your appointment
6. hamids car has broken down
7. would you like a biscuit
8. he goes to bed at 8 o clock.
Unit IV Writing

Take note of the punctuation in the paragraph below:

Jamal, Karima and Bilal live in Agadir. One day they went with their parents to the Temara
National Park to see the wildlife there. They had to drive all the way to Safi and then to
Casablanca in order to get to the park. The drive from Agadir to Temara was very long.
“I’m tired,” said Karima.
“Are we there yet?” asked Bilal.
“I have an idea!” exclaimed Jamal, “Let’s play a game.”
So the children played I-Spy until they got to the park. There they saw elephants, lions,
rhinoceros, buffalo and leopards. These animals are known as the Big Five.
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. …………… 5. ……………
6. …………… 7. …………. 8. …………… 9. …………… 10. ……………

. Full stop/ period Used to end a sentence. This is my book.

? Question mark Used at the end of a question. Where is your book ?
Used at the end of a sentence to express Wow ! What a fantastic book !
Exclamation
! mark
strong feeling, such as fear, anger,
happiness ... etc.
Used to seperate between words. He has a book, a pencil, a pen, and a
, Comma
ruler.
1. takes the place of missing letters. He’s = he is don’t = do not
’ Apostrophe
2. used to show possession. Bill’s car Ann’s bag
Quotation mark/ Used to show direct speech or quote She said, "My name is Ann".
"……" inverted commas someone else’s speech. "Goodbye", he said.
Used to add explanation or examples. If you Eat some green leafy vegetables
Brackets/
( ) parenthesis
remove the words between the brackets, (brocolli, cabbage, lettuce) everyday.
the sentence should still make sense.
Used to divide words or to connect words. X-ray, twenty-five, ex-husband,
- Hyphen
mother-in-law
Used to join two connected complete ideas. The guests are arriving ; they are
; Semi colon
almost at the door
Shows a division in writing, or before a list. Groceries for tomorrow : milk,
: colon
bread , sugar, cheese, oranges
Add punctuation to these sentences (Use Capital letters where needed).

1. ouh that really hurt

2. im going home now she said
3. she went to the shop and bought carrots beans bread and milk
4. stop you cant go in here
5. when is your appointment
6. hamids car has broken down
7. would you like a biscuit
8. he goes to bed at 8 o clock.