Tricky Punctuation in Cartoons. Lidia Stanton
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Q: How was the roman empire cut in half?
A: With a pair of caesars!
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Q: How did the vikings send secret messages?
A: By norse code!
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Q: What comes after the bronze age and the iron age?
A: The heavy metal age, Sir.
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Q: Where did the medieval king john sign the magna carta?
A: At the bottom.
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The name of A HOLIDAY OR A HOLY DAY starts with a capital letter.
Chinese New Year, Easter, Diwali, Hanukkah and Christmas are all our favourite times of the year.
STEP IT UP
How’s your knowledge of religious festivals? Find all missing capital letters and complete each passage.
The festival of lights and the feast of dedication are two other names for a jewish holiday that is observed for eight days and nights, and is called . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hanging stockings out comes from the dutch custom of leaving shoes packed with food for st nicholas’s donkeys. St nicholas would leave small gifts in return. This religious festival is called . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . is an important religious festival in india celebrated between october and november. People often think of it as a hindu festival, but it is also celebrated by sikhs and jains.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . new year starts a new animal’s zodiac year. In china, each lunar cycle has 60 years and 12 years is regarded as a small cycle. Each of the 12 years is defined by an animal sign. 2020 is the year of the rat and 2021 is the year of the ox.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., a christian holiday, celebrates the resurrection of jesus christ. During holy week, holy thursday commemorates when the last supper was held. Good friday commemorates jesus’s crucifixion and death.
During . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., which lasts a month, muslims don’t eat or drink between dawn and sunset. Fasting helps them devote themselves to their faith and get closer to allah. It is one of the five pillars of islam, which form the basis of how muslims live their lives.
The word ‘carol’ means dance or song of praise and joy. Carols used to be sung during all four seasons, but the tradition of singing them at . . . . . . . . is the only one to survive.
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The first word, and each significant word, of a TITLE starts with a capital letter.
If I could take only one thing to a desert island, it would be a copy of ‘How to Build a Boat’.
How would a robot help on a desert island?
I forgot about ‘The Wild Robot’. Thanks, Zed.
OR HOW TO BUILD A ROBOT BY CY BORG
HAVENT YOU READ THE BOOK BY PETER BROWN
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BREEZE THROUGH
This part is all about you! Don’t forget capital letters when writing down titles.
The computer game I’ve played the most times is ____________.
The only time you’ll see a fight over the remote control in my house is when __________________________________________ is on.
The movie I’ve watched the most times is ____________________ _____________________________________________________.
The book I would like to author one day would be called ________ _____________________________________________________.
The book I would give to my best friend is ___________________ _____________________________________________________.
The book I would give to my teacher is ______________________ _____________________________________________________.
Newspapers and magazines you are likely to find in my house are _____________________________________________________.
My favourite TV programme is _____________________________ _____________________________________________________.
My least favourite TV programme is ________________________ _____________________________________________________ .
The songs I like to listen to at the moment are ________________ _____________________________________________________.
My favourite comedy programme is _________________________ _____________________________________________________.
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The first word of a DIRECT QUOTATION THAT IS A SENTENCE starts with a capital letter.
When I got my first bike, my mother said, ‘It’s not the falling off that hurts, it’s the landing.’
Do they tickle you?
Shocking!