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Year 6

Punctuation

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Apostrophes: for contraction, singular possession and plural possession 2

I can accurately punctuate sentences including apostrophes for contraction, singular possession or plural possession.

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Hyphens and ellipsis

I can use the hyphen for different reasons and I can use ellipsis.

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Colons: first function

I can use the colon to introduce a list or a question.

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Colons: second function

I can use the colon to introduce an explanation.

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Semi-colons: first function

I can use a semi-colon to join two closely-related main clauses.

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Semi-colons: second function

I can use the semi-colon in a detailed list in which each item includes commas.

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Speech three ways

I can accurately punctuate a speech first, speech second or speech interrupted sentence.

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Bullet points

I can use bullet points to lay out key information clearly in a non-fiction text.

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