Punctuation Marks

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English

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2nd - 8th Grade

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Medium

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CCSS

L.1.2B, L.4.3B, L.K.2B

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Lylia Melius

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Punctuation Marks

What are Punctuation Marks?

Punctuation marks are symbols used to create and support meaning within a sentence or to break it up.

Examples of Punctuation Marks

Full stops (.)

Commas (,)
Question marks (?)
Exclamation marks (!)
Apostrophes (')
Quotation marks (",")

THE FULL STOP

Uses of the Full Stop

To signify the end of a declarative sentence that has a complete thought.
To indicate the end of abbreviations.

(declarative sentence is a sentence that makes a statement, provides a fact, offers an explanation, or conveys information

EXAMPLES

Jane and John left for school.

The sentence you're reading right now is a declarative sentence.
I used to live on St. Lucia two years ago.
Dr. Francis is the best doctor on island.

THE COMMA (,)

Use of the Comma

To address someone directly

Separate individual elements from each other
To separate clauses joined by a conjunction

Examples:

Happy birthday, John!
I’m going to buy chocolates, soap, and water.
I was heading home, but then I remembered I left my books at school.

Question Mark (?)

Use Question Mark

To indicate the end of an interrogative sentence (Interrogative sentences are sentences that ask a question)

Examples:

When are you going to come home?
What school do you attend?
Where is your classmate?
How are you doing?

Exclamation Point (!)

Use Exclamation Point:

To signify the end of an exclamatory sentence
To express strong emphasis

Example:

I am so excited you are finally here!
I told you to go down so many times!

Apostrophe (‘)

Use apostrophe:

To indicate omission of a letter
To indicate possession/ownership
Plural cases of numbers & letters

Example:

I’m going out to eat.
My sister’s bag is very pretty.
The Q&A’s time was extended.

Punctuation Mark: Quotation marks (“ ”)

Use Quotation marks:

To mark the beginning and end of quoted statements.

Example:

“I’ll meet you at the gate in 20 minutes,” mom said.
She shouted, “Stop! Stop! Don’t leave me!”
The study asked, “Miss, what are we doing today?”

REMEMBER:

Statements end with a period. (.)

Questions end with a question mark. (?)

Exclamations end with an exclamation marl (!)

Quotations marks highlight what a person said (" ")

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