This punctuation mark is used as a substitute for a missing letter(s) in a word.

• comma
• period
• quotation mark
• apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

This mark is used at the end of a question.

• exclamation point
• question mark
• period
• colon

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

This mark indicates that part of the text has been intentionally left out.

• hyphen
• ellipsis
• semicolon
• apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

This mark separates two independent clauses in a compound sentence.

• semicolon
• quotation mark
• period
• parentheses

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

This mark is used to show excitement or emphasis.

• ellipsis
• hyphen
• parentheses
• exclamation point

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

This mark is used to note the end of a declarative sentence.

• period
• quotation mark
• parenthesis
• apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

These marks are used at the beginning and end of a phrase to show that it is being written exactly as it was originally said or written.

• quotation marks
• ellipsis
• hyphen
• dash

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

This mark is used before a list or quote, between hours and minutes, or mathematical ratios.

• colon

• ellipsis

• exclamation point

• parentheses

__ a nice day.

• Its
• It's

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Put the book __.

• there
• their
• they're

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A