Writing practice

YOUR NAME: _______________________

Today we'll practise for the assignment that you're going to write for your winter portfolio.
We'll have a closer look at punctuation and pitfalls (valkuilen)

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YOUR NAME: _______________________

Today we'll practise for the assignment that you're going to write for your winter portfolio.
We'll have a closer look at punctuation and pitfalls (valkuilen)

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Punctuation
 . full stop ( at the end of a sentence)
 , comma
                -Jimmy and Johnny hate math, but they love science.
                -Jimmy and Johnny also like gym, history and French.
 ? question mark
 
Capital letters
               -starts a new sentence                    This is me. That's you.
                -for names of things                       We went to Disney World.
                -I (when talking about yourself)   I love English.
          When writing, make sure you pay attention to:

Slide 2 - Slide

Your turn!

Rewrite the whole sentence, using correct punctuation and capitals.

(Herschrijf de hele zin, gebruik de juiste interpunctie en hoofdletters.)

Slide 3 - Slide

my brother works at the jumbo supermarket

Slide 4 - Open question

my brother sister and I watch netflix every night

Slide 5 - Open question

why are you laughing

Slide 6 - Open question

make sure your spelling is in order when writing in english

Slide 7 - Open question

be careful your sentence is not too long it is important to know when to start a new sentence

Slide 8 - Open question

Pitfalls 1
there / their / they're

there: plaatsen en posities
                         Put the box down there.      There are five cards.
their: bezit, iets is van hen 
                         That is their box.
they're: afkorting voor "they are" (de apostrof neemt de plaats van "a")
                          They're never going to use that box.

Slide 9 - Slide

Your turn!

Write the missing word (not the whole sentence).

Choose between there, their and they're.

Slide 10 - Slide

I'll see you over ...... .

Slide 11 - Open question

Tom and Jerry were just here. These must be ..... books.

Slide 12 - Open question

..... my best friends.

Slide 13 - Open question

Pitfalls 2
its / it's 

its:    bezit, iets is van een ding
                  The dog has a bone in its mouth.

it's: - afkorting voor "it is" (de apostrof neemt de plaats van "i")
                   It's not a bone, it's a toy.

Slide 14 - Slide

Your turn!

Write the missing word (not the whole sentence).

Choose between its and it's.

Slide 15 - Slide

Wow, .... a wonderful day today.

Slide 16 - Open question

Look at the table.
..... leg is broken.

Slide 17 - Open question

Pitfalls 3
where - were

where: waar (plaats)
                  That's where she found the gun. 

were: vorm van "to be"; een werkwoord
                   They were very tired after their trip.

Slide 18 - Slide

Your turn!

Write the missing word (not the whole sentence).

Choose between where and were.

Slide 19 - Slide

We ...... on top of the mountain when it started to snow.

Slide 20 - Open question

Do you know ..... I left my car keys?

Slide 21 - Open question

Look for the mistakes in the sentences and write them correctly.
(Zoek de fouten in de zinnen en schrijf ze correct op.)

(Think of punctuation, capitals, and troublesome words.)

Slide 22 - Slide

i think its just down the road

Slide 23 - Open question

were do they think they left there keys

Slide 24 - Open question

he knew where they where hiding

Slide 25 - Open question

they're not going to give up they're seats and move over they're.

Slide 26 - Open question