Y6

GPS

Using Punctuation to Mark Boundaries Prior Learning

Worksheet
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This Year 6 Using Punctuation to Mark Boundaries PL worksheet covers all your children need to know about using colons, semicolons and dashes, before moving on to the main learning for this lesson. This worksheet could be used prior to the main lesson or in an intervention group for those not quite ready for the main teaching. With a range of varied fluency, reasoning and application questions, you will be able to assess your children's prior knowledge and address any misconceptions prior to the lesson.

Complete with an answer sheet, you will be ready to move onto Using Punctuation to Mark Boundaries in no time.


Curriculum Objectives

  • Indicate grammatical and other features by: Using semi-colons to mark boundaries between independent clauses / Use of the semi-colon to mark the boundary between independent clauses [for example, It’s raining; I’m fed up] / Use of semi-colons within lists / Terminology for pupils: semi-colon
  • Indicate grammatical and other features by: Using colons to mark boundaries between independent clauses / Indicate grammatical and other features by: Using a colon to introduce a list / Use of the colon to mark the boundary between independent clauses / Use of the colon to introduce a list / Terminology for pupils: colon
  • Indicate grammatical and other features by: Using dashes to mark boundaries between independent clauses / Use of the dash to mark the boundary between independent clauses