Punctuation and Capitalization

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What is a period?

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A period (.) is a punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence.

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What punctuation mark is used to show excitement or strong emotion?

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An exclamation point (!) is used to show excitement or strong emotion.

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What is a comma?

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A comma (,) is a punctuation mark used to separate items in a list or to indicate a pause in a sentence.

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What punctuation mark is used to ask a question?

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A question mark (?) is used at the end of a sentence to indicate that it is a question.

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What is the purpose of quotation marks?

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Quotation marks (" ") are used to show the exact words someone said.

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Is this sentence correct? 'I can play outside with my friends, mom?'

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No, it is incorrect because it should not have a question mark.

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What punctuation mark is used to show a pause in a sentence?

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A comma (,) is used to show a pause in a sentence.

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What punctuation mark is this: !

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An exclamation point.

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What punctuation mark is this: ?

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A question mark.

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What punctuation mark is this: ,

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A comma.