Why punctuate?

Designed to help the teacher to introduce pupils to the study of punctuation, or to help revise the study of punctuation, this film presents the most important punctuation marks, and the basic rules for their use so that pupils’ interest will be aroused and their study of the subject motivated.

Credits

production company

Young America Films

Duration

00:09:50:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1948

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

30477

Language

English

Subject categories

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → English language - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Punctuation

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teachers - Training of

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Literature → Punctuation

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1948

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