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