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育教僑華買三第六第

57WAH KIU YAT PU

小學畢業同學

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BRUSH-UP YOUR ENGLISH (5)

Punctuation

Punctuation

LOITY HALL

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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"

137

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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