Y6
GPS
Using Semi-colons to Mark Boundaries Homework
Worksheet
Homework
Y6
GPS
Using Semi-colons to Mark Boundaries Homework
Worksheet
Homework
This engaging Year 6 Using Semi-Colons to Mark Boundaries Homework resource is perfect to send home to help embed children's learning on semi-colons or to use as an extension activity in class. It covers matching independent clauses that can be joined with a semi-colon, identifying coordinating conjunctions in given sentences that can be replaced by a semi-colon and rewriting sentences with the correct punctuation.
This worksheet reinforces children's learning through two varied fluency questions and one application question.
The resource has been differentiated three ways to ensure all your children can access the learning. The answers are also provided to make marking quick and easy.
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
