To the Tune of I Was Working on the Railroad
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Donna Stuk
TD 515
May 18, 2011
I’ve Been Learning Punctuation
(To the tune of “I Was Working on the Railroad”)
I’ve been learning punctuation all the live long day.
I’ve been learning punctuation just to pass the time away.
When I write a telling sentence, how do I know when to stop?
I put a period at the end. It looks just like a dot.
Period at the end, period at the end, put a period at the end.
Period at the end, period at the end, put a period at the end.
I’ve been learning punctuation all the live long day.
I’ve been learning punctuation just to pass the time away.
When I write an asking sentence, how do I know it’s a question?
My voice goes up at the end of the reading session.
Squiggle with a dot, squiggle with a dot, question mark at the end.
Squiggle with a dot, squiggle with a dot, question mark at the end.
I’ve been learning punctuation all the live long day.
I’ve been learning punctuation just to pass the time away.
To write exciting statements, how do I show strong emotion? I draw a straight line with a dot. Exclamation mark’s the magic potion.
A line with a dot, a line with a dot, use an exclamation mark.
A line with a dot, a line with a dot, use an exclamation mark.
I’ve been learning punctuation all the live long day.
I’ve been learning punctuation just to pass the time away.
When I need a pause between words, how do I know when to rest?
I add a period with a tail. Commas are the best!
Commas mean we pause, commas mean we pause, commas mean we briefly pause.
Commas mean we pause, commas mean we pause, commas mean we briefly pause.