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OBJECTIVES To identify the natural pauses in English speech Punctuation Grammar Grammar Comma = , period = . Semicolon = ; Colon = : Parentheses = ( ) When I was a little girl, I flew kites. When I was a young woman, I played the piano. Sentences are made up of grammatical units. Identify those unit, and you’ll know where to pause. Grammatical units Verbs phrases ran quickly (verb + adverb) cooked delicious food (verb + object) has been learning (auxiliary verbs + main verb) Grammatical units Prepositional phrases with my family Clauses 1. When I was a little girl / I flew kites.// 2. The girl, / who was wearing a beautiful hat / flew her kite.// Example: 1. She cried. 2. Who laughed? 3. Were we late? 4. It’s her gift. 5. Did you sleep late?
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