130 prompts matching "Punctuation Focus: punctuating direct speech correctly"
Punctuation lab: a colon before an explanation
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Explain using a colon to introduce an explanation to me
Punctuation lab: dashes for extra detail
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Explain using a dash to add extra information to me, sh
Punctuation lab: semi-colon or full stop
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Explain choosing between a semi-colon and a full stop t
Punctuation lab: dash instead of comma
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Explain using a dash instead of a comma for emphasis to
Punctuation lab: spotting a run-on sentence
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Explain spotting a missing semi-colon in a run-on sente
Punctuation lab: fixing a comma splice
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Explain fixing a sentence that wrongly uses a comma ins
Formal presentation: using pauses for effect in a speech
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor helping me prepare a formal presentation for school. Exp
Using 'however' and 'therefore' correctly
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the correct punctuation and placement for usin
Listening for the main point in a speech
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to listen for the main point of a short sp
Direct and indirect objects in a sentence
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to identify the direct and indirect object
Using 'a' and 'an' correctly
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the rule for choosing between 'a' and 'an', in
Dialogue workshop: the missing pencil
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Set the scene for me: two friends arguing over a missin
Dialogue workshop: pupil and strict teacher
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Set the scene for me: a nervous pupil talking to a stri
Dialogue workshop: planning a surprise
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Set the scene for me: two siblings planning a surprise
Dialogue workshop: bargaining at the market
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Set the scene for me: a market woman bargaining with a
Dialogue workshop: detective and suspect
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Set the scene for me: a detective questioning a suspect
Dialogue workshop: making up after a quarrel
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Set the scene for me: two classmates making up after a
Dialogue workshop: asking for a story
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Set the scene for me: a child asking a grandparent to t
Dialogue workshop: explaining a mistake
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Set the scene for me: a pupil explaining a mistake to t
Dialogue workshop: discovering a secret
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Set the scene for me: two characters discovering a secr