End marks

Front

What is an end mark?

Back

An end mark is a punctuation mark placed at the end of a sentence to indicate its type, such as a period, question mark, or exclamation point.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Front

What is the purpose of a period?

Back

A period is used to indicate the end of a declarative sentence.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Front

What is a question mark used for?

Back

A question mark is used at the end of an interrogative sentence to indicate a question.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Front

What is an exclamation point?

Back

An exclamation point is used to express strong emotion or emphasis at the end of a sentence.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Front

What type of sentence is 'Open your history book'?

Back

Imperative sentence.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Front

What type of sentence is 'Did farmers prosper when the Nile overflowed'?

Back

Interrogative sentence.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Front

What type of sentence is 'The early Egyptians developed the first large scale irrigation system'?

Back

Declarative sentence.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Front

What type of sentence is 'Did you know that the first cultivated crops were probably grasses grown from wild seed'?

Back

Interrogative sentence.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Front

What type of sentence is 'The first tractor was used in the 1870s'?

Back

Declarative sentence.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Front

How can you identify a declarative sentence?

Back

A declarative sentence makes a statement and ends with a period.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D