11(a) Graad 4 Afrikaans EAT Alles-in-Een Datum: __________________

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Leestekens help jou om makliker te lees (Punctuation helps you to read easier)

a. Kommas (,) word gebruik (Commas (,) are used)

● tussen byvoeglike naamwoorde, byvoorbeeld: (between adjectives, for example)

i) Die aantreklike, slim meisie leer hard. (The attractive, clever girl learns hard.)

● tussen ‘n reeks of lys selfstandige naamwoorde of getalle bv: ( between a series

or list of nouns and numbers e.g.)
i) Ons het vier bekers, twee teelepels, tee en melk gekoop.
(We bought four mugs, two teaspoons, tea and milk.)

● na ‘n naam van ‘n persoon bv: (after a name of a person e.g.)

i) Tshiamo, gee vir my ‘n pen asseblief. (Tshiamo, please give me a pen.)

ii) My suster, Marie, het baie lang hare. (My sister, Marie, has very long hair.)

b. Punte (.) (Full stops (.)

word aan die einde van ‘n stelsin gebruik bv: (are used at the end of a statement e.g.:)

i) Die lug is blou. (The sky is blue.)

c. Uitroeptekens(!) (Exclamation marks!)

word gebruik by opdragte( instructions), uitroep van blydskap (cry of happiness),
ontsteltenis (sadness, upset), spot (tease or mock) of verbasing (or surprise).
Byvoorbeeld (For example):

i) Ek is so hartseer! (I am so heartsore!)
ii) Sjoe! Dis ‘n mooi skoenlapper! (Wow! It’s a pretty butterfly!)

d. Vraagtekens (?) (Question marks (?)

word aan die einde van ‘n vraagsin gebruik bv: (are used at the end of a question e.g:)

i) Is die lug is blou? (Is the sky is blue?)

ii) Waar het jy die mooi skoenlapper gesien? (Where did you see the pretty butterfly?)

e. Aanhalingstekens (“ ”) (Quotation marks or speech marks (“ ”))

word in die direkte rede gebruik bv: (are used in direct speech e.g:)

i) “Het jy die skoenlapper gesien?” vra sy. (“Did you see the butterfly?” she asked.
ii) Naomi skreeu: “Nee, jy kan nie die pen kry nie!” (Naomi shouts, “No, you can’t have the pen!”

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Leestekens en hoofletters – Oefening (punctuation and capital letters exercise) bl.13

Oefen eers op die sinne hieronder. Skryf dan die sinne oor met die regte
leestekens. (First practice on the sentences below. Then rewrite the sentences with the
correct punctuation.)

a. lank lank gelede was daar ‘n man wat groot duur huise wou bou
(long long ago there was a man who wanted to build big expensive houses)
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b. jy mag nie in die berge bou nie (you are not allowed to build in the mountains)
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c. hoe laat is dit (what is the time)

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d. ek wil vrydag saterdag en sondag na my ouma toe gaan

(I want to go to my granny on friday saturday and sunday

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e. John sê: ek is baie moeg (John says, I am very tired)

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f. eina ek het my toon gestamp (ouch I bumped my toe)

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g. ons gaan knysna toe in desember (we are going to knysna in December)

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h. my ma vra of ek koffie suiker melk tee brood en sjokolade by die spar sal koop
(my mom asks if I will buy coffee sugar milk tea bread and chocolates at the spar )

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