Punctuation

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Joins clauses without a conjunction.

• Italics (or underlining)

• Colon :

• Dash —

• Semicolon ;

• Hyphen -

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

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Introduces a list, expresses hours / minutes, and appears after the salutation in a business letter.

• Italics (or underlining)

• Colon :

• Dash —

• Semicolon ;

• Hyphen -

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

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Joins some compound words and numbers from 21 to 99.

• Italics (or underlining)

• Colon :

• Dash —

• Semicolon ;

• Hyphen -

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

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Used for titles of books, magazines, and works of art. It also adds emphasis.

• Italics (or underlining)

• Colon :

• Dash —

• Semicolon ;

• Hyphen -

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CCSS.L.5.2D

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Sets off words that interrupt the flow of the sentence.

• Italics (or underlining)

• Colon :

• Dash —

• Semicolon ;

• Hyphen -

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Choose the sentence with the correct use of punctuation.

• I woke up at 6:30 A.M.

• I woke up at 6;30 A.M.

• I woke up at 6-30 A.M.

• I woke up at 6—30 A.M.

• I woke up at 6 30 A.M.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Choose the sentence with the correct use of punctuation.

• I'm always losing things: I can usually find them.

• I'm always losing things; I can usually find them.

• I'm always losing things - I can usually find them.

• I'm always losing things—I can usually find them.

• I'm always losing things I can usually find them.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Choose the sentence with the correct use of punctuation.

• That's a high:class restaurant.

• That's a high;class restaurant.

• That's a high-class restaurant.

• That's a high—class restaurant.

• That's a highclass restaurant.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Choose the sentence with the correct use of punctuation.

• The man: he was from Ames, Iowa arrived.

• The man; he was from Ames, Iowa arrived.

• The man - he was from Ames, Iowa arrived.

• The man—he was from Ames, Iowa—arrived.

• The man he was from Ames, Iowa arrived.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Choose the sentence with the correct use of punctuation.

• I lost my: Harry Potter book.

• I lost my; Harry Potter book.

• I lost my - Harry Potter book.

• I lost my—Harry Potter—book.

• I lost my Harry Potter book.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A