Punctuation Marks Vocabulary

means pause; seperate things in a list, introduce quotations, combine sentences, and add info

• comma

• semi colon

• colon

• apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

shows ownership or holds the place of missing letters in a contraction

• comma

• apostrophe

• colon

• hyphen

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

end mark for a statement; ends an abbreviation

• hyphen

• period

• colon

• exclamation mark

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

end mark for a sentence that asks something

• exclamation mark

• question mark

• period

• colon

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

end mark that shows extreme emotion

• question mark

• period

• quotation mark

• exclamation mark

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

used to show the words someone says

• question mark

• quotation marks

• colon

• hyphen

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

shows a pause that a comma is not strong enough to hold; joins two complete sentences

• colon

• comma

• semi colon

• quotation marks

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

comes before a list or explanation, seperates the hours and minutes of time

• colon

• hyphen

• contraction

• apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

links words to show their meaning goes together; shows part of the word is missing or continues

• hyphen

• colon

• period

• quotation marks

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What punctuation mark is circled in blue?

• comma

• colon

• semi colon

• period

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A