ACTION RESEARCH
St. Mary’s Academy of Caloocan City
Madre Ignacia Avenue, Grace Park, Caloocan City
DIFFICULTIES OF GRADE 7
STUDENTS IN USING
PUNCTUATIONS
SUBMITTED BY:
Dustin Manalang
Dancy Erika Largo
Michael Fernandez
Justin Ryan Ilagan
Shaira Refugio
Dennis Ngungie
9 – Felicity
S.Y 2011 - 2012
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
In the future, do you want to turn down for a job because of incorrect punctuation on your application form and the manager thought you were illiterate! (See, you may think I’m yelling at you because I ended the last sentence with an exclamation point instead of question mark.) Do you see the Importance now? Without punctuation, you would not be able to express your feelings in writing not to mention when to pause or stop or ask a question or yell at someone. And without punctuation, you wouldn’t be able to separate clauses.
Punctuation marks are symbols that indicate the structure and organization of written language, as well as intonation and pauses to be observed when reading aloud. At the end of a sentence, you can use a period or exclamation mark. Punctuation is vital to disambiguate the meaning of the sentences.
The researchers decided to conduct a survey about the main cause/s of Incorrect Punctuations of the High School students. They are aware that the percentage of the students who misused proper punctuations is increasing. They want to know why or what is the main reason of these. The respondents will be the selected Grade 7 students of Academic Year 2011-2012 of St. Mary’s Academy of Caloocan City (SMACC) whom will present the whole high school body.
CHAPTER II
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Many High School students misuse punctuations in constructing sentences. So the researchers have decided to make a study regarding the incorrect usage of punctuations of High School students. After this research, we expect that there would be more answer and details about the said topic. This would also help the English teachers to identify the
Madre Ignacia Avenue, Grace Park, Caloocan City
DIFFICULTIES OF GRADE 7
STUDENTS IN USING
PUNCTUATIONS
SUBMITTED BY:
Dustin Manalang
Dancy Erika Largo
Michael Fernandez
Justin Ryan Ilagan
Shaira Refugio
Dennis Ngungie
9 – Felicity
S.Y 2011 - 2012
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
In the future, do you want to turn down for a job because of incorrect punctuation on your application form and the manager thought you were illiterate! (See, you may think I’m yelling at you because I ended the last sentence with an exclamation point instead of question mark.) Do you see the Importance now? Without punctuation, you would not be able to express your feelings in writing not to mention when to pause or stop or ask a question or yell at someone. And without punctuation, you wouldn’t be able to separate clauses.
Punctuation marks are symbols that indicate the structure and organization of written language, as well as intonation and pauses to be observed when reading aloud. At the end of a sentence, you can use a period or exclamation mark. Punctuation is vital to disambiguate the meaning of the sentences.
The researchers decided to conduct a survey about the main cause/s of Incorrect Punctuations of the High School students. They are aware that the percentage of the students who misused proper punctuations is increasing. They want to know why or what is the main reason of these. The respondents will be the selected Grade 7 students of Academic Year 2011-2012 of St. Mary’s Academy of Caloocan City (SMACC) whom will present the whole high school body.
CHAPTER II
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Many High School students misuse punctuations in constructing sentences. So the researchers have decided to make a study regarding the incorrect usage of punctuations of High School students. After this research, we expect that there would be more answer and details about the said topic. This would also help the English teachers to identify the