Revise Writing For Clarity

Revising writing for clarity
Punctuation Marks
(EN6WC-IIIc-1.8.1)
Directions: Read the sentences carefully.
Tell what kind of a sentence.
 1. May I borrow your pen?
Interrogative
 2. Is your father an engineer?
Interrogative
 3. My sister is a wealthy woman.
Declarative
 4. Do you have a new book?
Interrogative
 5. Bring some flowers tomorrow.
Imperative
 6. I got so nervous!
Exclamatory
 7. Are you afraid of a mouse?
Interrogative
 8. Call your father at 8:00p.m. sharp.
Imperative
 9. They never forget to kiss their parents’ hands.
Declarative
 10. Sure, I’m really hungry!
Exclamatory
Let us read the short story
My sister had a pet cat She loved to talk to
her cat and enjoyed playing with it everyday
They were inseparable Her cat’s name was
Missy
One day my sister went home from
school She noticed that Missy did not come
to greet her She panicked and started to
call Missy
Missy, darling Mommy is home Missy,
where are you
There was no response until my dad
told her that Missy was sick My sister brought
Missy to the veterinarian
What can you say about the story?
Can you find punctuations in the paragraph?

What is a punctuation marks?
Any one of the marks (such as a period,

comma, exclamation point and question
mark) used to divide a piece of writing
into sentences or clauses.
Here’s the lists of common punctuation
marks in English.
 1. PERIOD (.)
 Most sentences end with a period, which signals a strong
pause.
Example:
Dave and Oscar went hiking in the woods yesterday.
2. QUESTION MARK (?)

The sentences are asking questions.
Example:
Why did their parents allow them to go?
3. EXCLAMATION POINT (!)
This mark ends a sentence expressing strong
feelings, or surprise.
Example:
I’m so excited to be on this hike!
4. COMMA
The comma, is used to separate words or group
of words in a sentence.
Example:
My older sister, Althea, is studying hard.
My sister had a pet cat. She loved to talk to
her cat and enjoyed playing with it everyday.
They were inseparable! Her cat’s name was
Missy.
One day, my sister went home from
school. She noticed that Missy did not
come to greet her. She panicked and started
to call Missy.
Missy, darling! Mommy is home! Missy,
where are you?
There was no response until my dad
told her that Missy was sick. My sister
brought Missy to the veterinarian.
Group Activity
Directions: Copy and punctuate the short story.
 Group 1
 Have you seen a talking potato ___We saw one at a puppet show____ A boy
made a puppet out of a potato___ How do you think did he do it ____
 Group 2
 He put a potato on a stick ____ He painted a face on the potato ___ it began
to talk ___ Good morning ___ ladies and gentlemen____
 Group 3
 The bright sky above will now turn into back nimbus clouds____ Everybody saw
the changes in the atmosphere and felt the droplets of rain as they began to
fall ____
 Group 4
 Oh___ what’s an amazing rain ___ Then the strong winds followed a heavy
downpour ____ Put a stop to the show___
GROUP ACTIVITY
Describe the most beautiful places you have ever seen. Use
the 4 punctuation marks (period, question mark, comma,
and exclamation point) in your assigned task. Have fun in
writing.
Group I: Short story
Group 2: Poem
Group 3. Rap Song
Group 4. Love Song

Group Activity
Directions: Copy and punctuate these sentences.
 Group 1
 1. Which seats are ours
 2. Call her up on her cell phone
 Group 2
 1. Place your stamp in the upper left-hand corner
 2. How far can you swim
 Group 3
 1. Please bring your sweater Ate
 2. Did you visit your teacher
 Group 4
 1. What a wonderful place to live in
 2. Wow I won the game
What are the different punctuation
marks we use in writing sentences?
EVALUATION:
Directions: Write the correct punctuation
mark in the text below.
1. The dancer wears toe shoes___
2. Please wait for me ___ Cora.
3. Some boys are arrogant_____
4. Do you report for work at the office everyday____
5. What a nice movie____
Assignment:
Directions: Rewrite the passage, correcting
all capitalization and punctuation mistakes.
i am so happy that rescue teams are on alert at

all times to come to the aid of stranded or lost
hikers i recently attended one of the classes
teams hold to help campers think ahead about
unexpected situations what if someone in my
group became ill or injured what kind of
weather conditions might I expect do I have the
skills necessary to safely complete the trip I plan
to make these questions never occurred to me
I am so happy that rescue teams are on alert at
all times. To come to the aid of stranded or lost
hikers. I recently attended one of the classes
teams hold. To help campers think ahead about
unexpected situations. What if someone in my
group became ill or injured? What kind of weather
conditions might I expect? Do I have the skills
necessary to safely complete the trip? I plan to
make these questions never occurred to me.
Telephone Conversation
 SARAH: Hello Shekinah. How are you?
 SHEKINAH: I’m fine. Thank you. And you?
 SARAH: I’m fine too. What’s new?
 SHEKINAH: Will you busy this Sunday?
 SARAH: No, I won’t be. Why?
 SHEKINAH: My cousins will celebrate their town fiesta in Dipolog. Would you like
to go with my family?
 SARAH: Oh! I’d love to! It must be fun to go there.
 SHEKINAH: Yes. You and I have been working hard these days. We deserve a
break.
 SARAH: You’re right. I’ll be happy to be part of the occasion. Just don’t forget
to talk to my parents.
 SHEKINAH: Please relax. I’ll take care of you. Good-bye.
 SARAH: Thank you for the invitation.
Questions:
1. What are Sarah and Shekinah talked
about?
2. Have you seen any punctuation
marks used in the conversation?
3. What are punctuation marks used?
Can you name it?
Look back at the given sentences
taken from the conversation. Which
one is declarative? Interrogative?
Imperative? And exclamatory?
Discuss the kinds of sentences by giving specific
examples based from the telephone conversation.
Kinds of sentences Examples
 Declarative Sentence
 Tells something. It ends with a period (.).  My cousins are inviting us to their town
fiesta.
 Interrogative Sentence
 Ask something. It ends with a question
 Would you like to go with us?
mark (?).
 Imperative Sentence  Wait for me on Monday.
 Instructs, orders, or requests. It usually
ends with a period.  It must be exciting to go there!
 Exclamatory Sentence
 Expresses joy, surprise, anger,
excitement, or other strong feelings. It
ends with an exclamation point (!).

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Can you find punctuations in the paragraph?

Any one of the marks (such as a period,

2. QUESTION MARK (?)

Group I: Short story

Group 3. Rap Song

Group 4. Love Song

i am so happy that rescue teams are on alert at

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