Using Semi-colons to Mark Boundaries Application

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Using Semi-colons to Mark Boundaries Application

Worksheet

Challenge your children's understanding of semi-colons with this Year 6 Using Semi-colons to Mark Boundaries Application worksheet.

Using a given paragraph, children edit the text by adding in, removing or replacing semi-colons when they have been used incorrectly. A possible answer is also provided.

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