1. Punctuation
Marks
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2. End Marks
• Period .
• Question Mark ?
• Exclamation Point !
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3. Periods are used
• at the end of • after numbers or letters
declarative sentences. used in an outline.
• at the end of • between numerals
imperative sentences. representing dollars
• at the end of indirect and cents and before a
questions. decimal.
• after initials and most
abbreviations.
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4. Periods and Declarative
Sentences
The Statue of
Liberty is more
than 150 feet
tall .
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5. Periods and Imperative
Sentences
Please board the
boat carefully .
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6. Periods and Indirect
Questions
• An indirect
question tells
what someone
asked.
The teacher
asked if anyone
knew who wrote
the poem .
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7. Periods and
Initials and Abbreviations
• Gov. James R.
Thomas had a
brilliant idea that
would save the
state millions of
dollars.
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8. Periods and
Outlines
I. Sports
A. Team
1. Football
2. Baseball
3. Basketball
4. Volleyball
B. Individual
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9. Periods and
Numbers
• Dollars and cents
$13.64
$ 2.98
• Decimal
3.14
.007
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10. Question Marks
are used
at the
end
of
interrogative sentences.
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11. Question Marks
• Use a question
mark at the end of
an interrogative
sentence.
• Why does the tail
of a comet point
away from the sun?
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12. Exclamation Points are used
• at the end of exclamatory sentences.
• after interjections.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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13. Exclamation Points
and
Exclamatory Sentences
• An exclamatory
sentence shows
great emotion.
• What a great
game!
• That’s terrific!
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14. Exclamation Points
and
Interjections
• Whoops!
• Not Again!
• Super!
• Hurray!
• Zoom!
• Bang!
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