Punctuation and Capitalisation

Curriculum details

Strand

Grammar (Strand 3)

Sub-strand

Punctuation and Capitalisation (3.2)

Content standard

B8.3.2.1 - Demonstrate mastery of capitalisation and punctuation in communication

Indicator

B8.3.2.1.1 - Use punctuation marks (colon, semi-colon, apostrophe) in context

Suggested placement

Term 2, Week 11 (Week 23 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference

English Language, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 54

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Use a colon to:
  - introduce a list.
  - introduce speech in plays.
  - separate chapters from verses.
  - separate hours from minutes.
- Use a semi-colon to:
  - separate two independent clauses when a coordinating conjunction is not used.
  - separate different items in a list that has commas.
- Use an apostrophe to:
  - show possession in singular and plural nouns.
  - indicate indefinite case of possessive pronouns
  - indicate possessive form of the last word in compound nouns
  - show names of business firms
  - show contraction.
- Construct texts and punctuate them correctly.