Grade 4 · Reading · Lesson 26

Use Punctuation for Pauses and Intonation

Punctuation marks are the directions a writer gives to a reader. They tell your voice when to pause, when to rise, when to fall, and when to express a strong feeling. Removing punctuation from a sentence makes it difficult to read and even harder to understand.

What this lesson teaches

1Add correct punctuation to unpunctuated sentences to guide reading
2Explain how punctuation controls pauses and intonation
3Sort punctuation marks by the effect they have on the reader's voice

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