Punctuation Lesson

​Identifying Adjectives

​Adjective: is a word that describes a person, place, thing, or idea (noun)

Adjectives That Come BEFORE The Noun

I like blue jackets. -------- Blue describes the jackets (their color).

My sister bought two sweaters. ---------- Two tells about the sweaters (how many).

Can you find any clean socks? --------- Clean tells about the socks (their condition).

Adjectives That Come AFTER The Noun

Her sweater is blue. ---------- In these sentences, the adjectives come after the noun,

The socks are clean. but nor right after. They follow the verb.

Fill in the Blank

What adjective describes the underlined noun in this sentence?

The shaggy dog was sitting in the corner.

Fill in the Blank

What adjective describes the underlined noun in this sentence?

She started digging where the dirt was soft.

Open Ended

Type an adjective to complete the sentence.

The horse ran into the _____ barn.

Open Ended

Type an adjective to complete the sentence.

The movie start wore a ________ dress to the movie premiere.

​Strong adjectives are more interesting to read than

adjectives we use every day. Look at the examples below.

Everyday Adjective

scared

excited

sad

dark

hopeful

Strong Adjective

terrified

eager

miserable

gloomy

optimistic

Drag and Drop

Use the strong adjectives to complete the paragraph.



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night when Major Morris visited the White family. When he first shared the monkey's paw, the family was​

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about what the wishes could bring them. After Herbert died, Mr. and Mrs. White were​

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. Mrs. White was​

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that a wish could bring Herbert back to life, but the end result left Mr. White​

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gloomy

eager

miserable

optimistic

terrified

End Punctuation

​Period: use at the end of a complete sentence, a command, or sarcasm. A period is a dot at the end of the sentence.

Examples:

It's important to use technology safely. (statement)

Don't tell anyone your password. (command)

Technology rules. (sarcasm)

​Question Mark: use when asking a question

Examples:

Do you use the same password for everything you do online?

How do you come up with a strong password?

Exclamation Point: use when expressing a strong feeling, command, or request. This type of sentence is called an exclamation.

Examples:

Technology is awesome!

Don't touch my laptop!

Please stop texting during class!

Multiple Choice

Choose the appropriate end punctuation for the end of this sentence.

Stop texting in class___

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• .

• !

Multiple Choice

Choose the appropriate end punctuation for the end of this sentence.

Have you logged into your Gmail account lately____

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• !

Multiple Choice

Choose the appropriate end punctuation for the end of this sentence.

It is important to keep your password safe___

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• .

• !

Drag and Drop

Drag and Drop the appropriate end punctuation

for this sentence and what type of sentence it is.



I downloaded a new song today​

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This sentence type is​

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statement

?

!

command

sarcasm

question

exclamation

Drag and Drop

Drag and Drop the appropriate end punctuation

for this sentence and what type of sentence it is.



I love ice cream​

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This sentence type is​

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!

exclamation

?

command

sarcasm

question

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statement