Wednesday 10 th February WALT understand use colons
Wednesday 10 th February WALT: understand use colons accurately. Understand that colons are a form of punctuation used to introduce a list, quotation, example or explanation. Don’t use a capital letter after a colon unless it is a proper noun. © Classroom Secrets Limited
REVIEW – SEMI-COLONS Add a semi-colon to the sentence below to mark the boundary between these closely related clauses. The snow fell silently outside the children couldn’t wait to build a snowman. © Classroom Secrets Limited
Introduction Add a semi-colon to the sentence below to mark the boundary between these closely related clauses. The snow fell silently outside the children couldn’t wait to build a snowman. The snow fell silently outside; the children couldn’t wait to build a snowman. © Classroom Secrets Limited
REVIEW – SEMI-COLONS Add a semi-colon to the sentence below to separate the items in the list. Can you insert a colon too? Lanie was going on holiday and she needed to pack many items a variety of clothes her SPF 30 suncream a fluffy, grey towel and her prescription sunglasses. © Classroom Secrets Limited
Introduction Add a semi-colon to the sentence below to separate the items in the list. Can you insert a colon too? Lanie was going on holiday and she needed to pack many items a variety of clothes her SPF 30 suncream a fluffy, grey towel and her prescription sunglasses. Lanie was going on holiday and she needed to pack many items: a variety of clothes; her SPF 30 suncream; a fluffy, grey towel; and her prescription sunglasses. © Classroom Secrets Limited
Varied Fluency 1 Tick the box to show which sentence has used a colon to provide an explanation. Football: The Beautiful Game Although the road stretched as far as the eye could see, she kept moving as fast as she could: she needed to get there before her father. She had her essentials with her: phone, keys and bag. © Classroom Secrets Limited
Varied Fluency 1 Tick the box to show which sentence has used a colon to provide an explanation. Football: The Beautiful Game Although the road stretched as far as the eye could see, she kept moving as fast as she could: she needed to get there before her father. She had her essentials with her: phone, keys and bag. Although the road stretched as far as the eye could see, she kept moving as fast as she could because she needed to get there before her father. © Classroom Secrets Limited
Wednesday 10 th February WALT: understand use colons accurately. Activity: Please complete the following pages in your ‘KS 2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Targeted Question Book’: Pages 58 – 59 Pages 62 - 63 © Classroom Secrets Limited
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