Periods - 6th Grade grammar
Hi everyone! Today, we are going to learn about an important concept in punctuation called "periods."
A "period" is also called a "full stop," and it looks like a small dot at the end of a sentence. It tells us that the sentence is complete and that we should take a short pause before beginning a new one. It's like a little signal that tells us when to stop reading and take a breath!
Let's look at an example: "I like to play soccer with my friends." This sentence is complete, and so we put a period in the end: "I like to play soccer with my friends."
Now, if we had another complete sentence that followed this first one, we would need to put another period at the end of it, like this: "I like to play soccer with my friends. We always have fun together."
Periods are important in writing because they help us organize our thoughts and make our writing easier to read. Without periods, our writing would look like a big jumble of words!
One fun activity to reinforce this concept is to play a game of "Period Detective." Write some sentences on a whiteboard or piece of paper and leave out the periods. Challenge your students to read the sentences and place a period in the correct place. This activity will help them identify where periods should be placed and understand the importance of using them in their own writing.
I hope that you have learned something today about periods in punctuation. Keep on practicing, and soon you'll be a master of punctuation!
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Periods Quiz - 6th Grade grammar
Here is a 10-question quiz on Periods for 6th-grade grammar:
a) Exclamation point
b) Question mark
c) Period
d) Comma
2. Which of these is an example of a declarative sentence?
a) What time is it?
b) The dog ran through the yard.
c) Close the door please.
d) I love pizza!
3. Which punctuation mark belongs at the end of an imperative sentence?
a) Exclamation point
b) Period
c) Question mark
d) Comma
4. Read the sentence: My favorite color is blue__
What punctuation mark is missing at the end of the sentence?
a) Exclamation point
b) Comma
c) Period
d) Question mark
5. Which of these sentences needs a question mark at the end?
a) The cat jumped over the fence
b) Did the cat jump over the fence
c) Over the fence jumped the cat
d) The fence was jumped over by the cat
6. Read the sentence: When is your birthday__
What punctuation mark should go in the blank space?
a) Exclamation point
b) Period
c) Comma
d) Question mark
7. Which punctuation mark goes at the end of a sentence expressing strong emotion?
a) Period
b) Exclamation point
c) Question mark
d) Comma
8. Read the sentence: I aced my test today__
What punctuation mark should go in the blank space?
a) Question mark
b) Period
c) Exclamation point
d) Comma
9. Which of these sentences needs an exclamation point at the end?
a) My dog ate my homework
b) How exciting it is to ride a rollercoaster
c) The batter hit a home run to win the game
d) I'm so happy it's Friday
10. Read the sentence: Watch out for that car__
What punctuation mark should go in the blank space?
a) Comma
b) Period
c) Question mark
1. What is the punctuation mark used at the end of a declarative sentence?
d) Exclamation point
Answer Key
Here are the answers to the quiz on Periods:
1. c
2. b
3. a and b
4. c
5. b
6. d
7. b
8. c
9. d and b
10. d and b