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育教僑華買三第六第
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BRUSH-UP YOUR ENGLISH (5)
Punctuation
Punctuation
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四期星日九十月八年一七九一公年十六國民中
desire what to-morrow we fear.
Today B to-day C)
to-day E) To-day
day
The different kinds of fruit that we plant in orchard are ............. apples, bananaa, oranges, and pine-apples,
B
C)
D}} E)
In the box you'll find these things, of paper, a pen, a book, and some sweets
some
The word m derived from the Latin word
'punctum which means a point..
He
Punctuation' usually means the correct use 'points' or 'stope in writing.
fot
Kande. of Punctuation: The most common. 'Punctuata ona are:
ENGLISH
LESSON FIVE
Uncle Peter was a farmer. He was seventy
years of age. His back was rounded from years o working over his plants
This year uncle Peter
had some excellent melons. They were than any melons he had ever grown, He was ver proud of them. He decided that he would pick them and take them to the market.
The next morning when uncle Peter went to his fields, he saw that the melons had disappeared. There were not one left. Some- body had stolen them during the night. Then uncle Peter began to think. He knew that the person who stole the melons would sell them in the market. Uncle Peter decided to go to the
market A
a vegetable stand. "Those are my melons," uncle Peter said. Arrest that man" He pointed to the man who owned the stand. "Arrest me?" said the man with surprise
Why? These are my melons.
stopped man was in. Later, they
"How
A11
them in my fielus!" The policeman asked uncle Peter, do you know that these melons are yours? melons look alike." Uncle Peter began to untie a large paper bag which he had brought with him. He turned it over, and a large number of melon stems fell onto the ground. "This is my proof!" uncle Peter spoke to the policeman. These stens are part of the melons which thier stole. Look! How exactly each stem cor responds with the melon on which I place it ́ ́ 15 ́s very good proof, COMPREHENSION
said the policeman.
answer the following questions and your inswer must de based on the passage?
Exercise
How old was uncle Feter?
Why was his back rounded?
Why was he so proud of his melons What did he decide to do with his melons?
5. What did he find when he went to his
Pields the next morning?
6. Why did he decide to go to the market?
Before what kind of stand did uncle Peter and the policeman stand!)
8. Whom did he tell the policeman to arrest? 9. What fell onto the ground when he turned
over the paper bag?
10.Could uncle Peter
were his?
FOCABULARY
Exercise 2
Full stop (·)
(b) Comma (,)
Semicolon (1
(d) Colon ()
Question mark (?)) (f) Exclamation mark
Inverted Connas
(h) Dash (
(1) Hyphen (-)
Application of Punctuation=
a) Full atop (also called Period)
(1) Used at the end of a sentence: or
(11) After abbreviations, and Initiala
- Mr. A.B. Smith
(b) Comma: Used
(i) To separate a series of words in the same
"Construction::-
He walked into the house quietly, smoothly, and cautiously.
(11) To separate pairs of words connected by
and.
Young and old, men and women, all wore waken up by the bomb.
After Nominative Absolute:
The
Weather being fine, we go camping the co
side..
(iv) To separate nouns in apposition. John, the captain, 18 my cousin.
(v) To mark off words in Vocative case.
Come into the garden, Mary,
(vi) Before and after words put into the
body of a sentence.i
His story was, in some ways, not absolutely true.
(vii) To indicate the omission of
I can do it; you, never,
Semi-Colon: Used instead of conjunction joining two clauses.
He is elow; he finishes first.
(d) Colon: Sefore enumeration, examples, sta.
My favourite fruit are: mango, orange, banana, and apple.
(e) Question Mark: Used after an interrogation.
How are you?
(f) Exclamation: Used after an exclamation.
What a terrible cry!
Inverted Commas. To enclose the exact worde of a speaker, or a quotation.
(h) Danh: To show a sudden stop or change of
thought
We can go to Kacoau for our holidays what shall we do with the
kida?
but
(1) Hyphen To connect parts of a compound wor
passer-by; house-painter.
Exeroise:
Complete the following sentences by picking out the best answers to sach of the following questiongit-
The weather being fine went out for a
He C) wa D); we A e B):
that the melons
Go with them
A Paul B) Paul
·E) Faul
The following words are taken from the passage
ill in the space in each sentence with one
chem,
excellent decided
disappeared 9xactly
The
The policeman
He is an
correspond
arrest ed
in the distance.
the case in the court,
a thier.
5. You have done this job
wanted it done.
6. His words do not
IDION
student in the class
eith his actions
1 look out (to be careful)
Look out Don't step in front of the approaching car,
think of(to have an opinion about)
I don't think much of him as an artist catch cold (to become sick w
a cold
If you go out in this rain, you will surely catch cold
make up one's mind (to deoided.
He has made up his mind not to go ou
Paul
'Paul'
Bilver
John get golden pen; Maryu..
"Go then
Baid, "and dance winter away. The B} "the C) The D) the
5. To-day we love what to-morrow we hate
change one's mind (to alter one's decision) He has changed his mind in this matter.
for the time being(for the present
For the time being she is cooking. get over (to recover from)
It took him a month to get over his cold call off (to cancel)
The game was called off on account of
darkness.
oxercise 3:
Replace the underlined words by an idiom. 1. The conductor told me to be careful aÐ I
was getting off the bus.
2. What is your opinion of this book?
Have you decided yet?
4. We are living in a hotel for the present
Why did he cancel his trip to Macao?
5. He'll gradually recover from his cold. MODEL ANSWER (LESSON FOUR)
Sone (0).
E). Some
8.
E)
18 my dog that B) "that ©), that" D) Tha't
10.
an unusual cat ... day which could swim.
₫ 5), a C) \\ 1 \D)
Mary said, "I heard John ory
18 some thing I must tell ypu." "Yes
ER D)"
'You won't be there
you? All B) will C) 1 WILL, D), will
Will
"Dad the boy say, 'I don't know her father.
A
E)
Mary asked
12.
D)
13 "Do you know how to play .... asked John.
A) Ma-chong Uda-chong?
'Ma-Chong'"g E) “Ha-chong
Ma-chong' 2"
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14. In the hall, there is only one left,..
4)----- his father 5) his father C); hie" father D his father E) his father'
15. He shouted violently used a
A) go and, ush the buy. E), "Go!" And mughed
go and push the boy
B
C). "G6]" and pushed the boy.
the
" and pushed the boy,”
16. A) "Have you seen the film the Dragon Inn?"
asked.
B) "Have you seen the film the Dragon Inn?
she asked.
"Have you seen the film "The
abe asked,
D) "Have you seen the
she asked,
"""Have you seen the
She used.
Dragon Inn 2
The Dragon Inn.
The correctly punctuated sentance Is
Mary asked, whether Peter was present. Mary asked whether Peter was present? Mary asked, whether Feter was present? Mury asked, "Whether Peter was present?
·E) Mary asked whether Peter was present. The
e correctly punctuated sentence is ...
18. ▲) The children dirty and weź through were told
to have a bath.
B) The children dirty and wet through, were told
to have a bath.
C) The children, dirty and wet
to have a bath.
The children, dirty and wet thr
to have a bath.
EJ The children, dirty, and wet throu
told to have a bath.
The correctly punctuated sentence le
vars told
were told
18.
Put your dirty-clothes into the dirty-dir clothes basket.
3) Put your dirty clothes into the dirty dirtys
clothers-basket.
C) Put your dirty-clothes into the dirty dirty-
clothes basket.
D) Put your dirty clothes into the dirty dirty
clothes-basket.
E) Put your dirty clothes into the dirty dirty-
clothes basket,
The correctly punctuated sentence 18,
A) Summer is approaching, the boys all dream of.
the cold-water melon.
8) Summer is approaching the boys, all dream of
the cold-water melon.
C) Summer is approaching: the boys all dream of
the cold water-melon.
D) Summer 18 approaching
of the cold water melon.
the boys all, dream
Summer is approaching; the boys all dream of the cold water-melon.
The correctly punctuated sentence is
TAMSUY
Exercise
20.
11. D
16.
7 D
12:
17. E.
13.
18.
14.
19.
150
20. E
1. It takes place in Spain.
2. Vegetables and especially tomatoes,
No, it is poor.
There is little water.
Because the farmers work ver ard
6. It has carried away the sol
7. They have to work much.
8. They carry water by hands to their fields. To protect them from the aun and the wind 10. The farmer of Rota touches each tomato
plant with his hands at least forty times every day
Exercise 2
1.excellent 2.particular 3.section 4.pl verb 5.protect 6.repeated 7 possible 8 fertile.
Exercise >
1.look up 2. take place 3, think over 4. take part 5.so far 6. wait on
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