A full stop usually closes an idea, while a comma can mark a phrase or clause boundary.
The exact length of a spoken pause depends on meaning and pace.
A question mark does not require every question to rise in the same way.
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After lunch, / the pupils returned to class.
Moderate / Add a little
Where did you put the book? asks for missing information.
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A full stop usually closes an idea, while a comma can mark a phrase or clause boundary. The exact length of a spoken pause depends on meaning and pace. A question mark does not require every question to rise in the same way. Read the sentence as a complete thought before choosing pauses.
Understand the text before deciding how to perform it. Identify the speaker, situation and changes in meaning. Punctuation offers clues, but the voice should follow the thought rather than produce a mechanical pause at every mark. Select words that carry the main information. A good reading communicates the writer's sense and allows listeners to follow without seeing the page. Use original or appropriately licensed material, and distinguish a learner's interpretation from an official prescribed performance.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Identify who is speaking, what they want and how the situation affects them.
Let those facts guide tone and pace.
Avoid adding a dramatic emotion unsupported by the text.
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A relieved Thank you differs from an impatient repeated Thank you.
Moderate / Add a little
A character whispering a secret needs a suitable comfortable delivery.
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Identify who is speaking, what they want and how the situation affects them. Let those facts guide tone and pace. Avoid adding a dramatic emotion unsupported by the text. A small change can be effective. Make dialogue speakers distinct enough to follow without turning every line into a caricature.
Understand the text before deciding how to perform it. Identify the speaker, situation and changes in meaning. Punctuation offers clues, but the voice should follow the thought rather than produce a mechanical pause at every mark. Select words that carry the main information. A good reading communicates the writer's sense and allows listeners to follow without seeing the page. Use original or appropriately licensed material, and distinguish a learner's interpretation from an official prescribed performance.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Find the paragraph's main movement, then vary pace or emphasis where the thought changes.
Preserve clear sentence boundaries.
A descriptive detail may need time for the listener to imagine it.
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The corridor was silent. Then a single door opened.
Moderate / Add a little
The pause helps the change from stillness to action.
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Find the paragraph's main movement, then vary pace or emphasis where the thought changes. Preserve clear sentence boundaries. A descriptive detail may need time for the listener to imagine it. Avoid exaggerating every adjective, which can make the whole passage sound equally intense. Understand unfamiliar words before reading publicly.
Understand the text before deciding how to perform it. Identify the speaker, situation and changes in meaning. Punctuation offers clues, but the voice should follow the thought rather than produce a mechanical pause at every mark. Select words that carry the main information. A good reading communicates the writer's sense and allows listeners to follow without seeing the page. Use original or appropriately licensed material, and distinguish a learner's interpretation from an official prescribed performance.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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