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Reading & writing · Grades 3–6

Punctuation and sentence editing

Use punctuation to mark sentence boundaries, direct questions, lists and possession.

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Understand the idea

Punctuation signals meaning

Use punctuation to mark sentence boundaries, direct questions, lists and possession.

Accepted variation

Where several corrected sentences are possible, explain the rule rather than insisting on one wording.

Examples and reasoning

Which sentence uses an apostrophe for singular possession?

The teacher’s bag is blue.

The teacher’s bag is blue.

Which word correctly completes The book is ___ the table?

on

on

Check your understanding

  1. Choose the correct form: ___ going to rain.

    1. Its’
    2. It’s
    3. It
    4. Its

  2. Choose the correct form: The cat washed ___ paws.

    1. it’s
    2. it is
    3. its’
    4. its

  3. Which is a direct question?

    1. Please visit the library.
    2. What a quiet library!
    3. Where is the library?
    4. The library is nearby.

  4. Choose the contraction for do not.

    1. doesn’t
    2. dont’
    3. don’t
    4. do’nt

Answers and marking notes

Answers and marking notes
  1. It’s

    It’s

  2. its

    its

  3. Where is the library?

    Where is the library?

  4. don’t

    don’t

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