PUNCTUATION MARKS

The punctuation mark used to indicate either possession or the omission of letters or numbers.

• comma

• semicolon

• quotation mark

• apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.1.1B

The punctuation mark that means a pause is needed in a sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list and to mark the place of thousands in a large number.

• comma

• semicolon

• quotation mark

• apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

A dot used to show where the end of a sentence is.

• comma

• semicolon

• period

• colon

Tags

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.K.2B

This punctuation mark is used in pairs to set off direct speech, a quotation, or a phrase.

• comma

• apostrophe

• quotation marks

• semicolon

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

This punctuation is used to set off unrelated words, phrases, or clauses that do not change the meaning of the sentence when omitted.

• apostrophe

• quotation marks

• parentheses

• asterisk

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2

a symbol used to mark text, typically as a reference to an annotation or to stand for omitted matter

• apostrophe

• ampersand

• asterisk

• parentheses

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.4

the sign standing for and, as in Smith & Co.

• apostrophe

• asterisk

• ampersand

• parentheses

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.4A

Used as an accounting and invoice abbreviation meaning "at a rate of" (e.g. 7 widgets @ $2 = $14), but it is now most commonly used in email addresses

• at symbol

• ampersand

• asterisk

• apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

This punctuation mark separates major sentence elements. It can be used between two closely related independent clauses

• colon

• semicolon

• parentheses

• apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

This punctuation mark precedes an explanation or a list.

• colon

• semicolon

• parentheses

• apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B