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A one-page CAPS Grade 6 English poster on colons, semicolons, brackets and commas (Punctuation), with the key ideas, key words and a tip to remember.
Use commas to separate the items in a list. Put and before the last item, with no comma before it.
We saw lions, zebras and giraffes.
After the storm passed, we went outside.
Ayanda, please sit down.
Put a pair of commas round extra information about a noun. The sentence must still make sense without it.
Ms Naidoo, the art teacher, painted the wall.
A colon comes after a complete statement. It introduces a list or an explanation.
You need two things: courage and patience.
A semicolon joins two main clauses that are closely related in meaning. The second clause starts with a small letter.
The rain stopped; the sun came out.
Brackets hold extra information that is not essential. Always use them in pairs.
My uncle (the tall one) is a pilot.
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