Punctuation Marks

This mark is used to note the end of a statement.

• period (or) full stop

• quotation mark

• exclamation mark

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

3.This mark is used to show excitement or expression.

• quotation mark

• period

• exclamation mark

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

1. This mark is used at the end of a question.

• exclamation mark

• question mark

• period

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

12.This is used when we list more than one item.

• period

• question mark

• comma

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

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 before a list or quote, between hours and minutes, or mathematical ratios.

• colon
• ellipis
• exclamation point
• parentheses

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

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 is used between parts of a compound word or name or to split words by syllables to fit on a line of text.

• apotrophe
• quotation mark
• hyphen
• parentheses

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

This mark separates two independent clauses in a compound sentence.

• semicolon
• quotation mark
• period
• parentheses

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

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