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Punctuationmarks
By Sydney Mckinney 5th grade
Period
This punctuation mark is placed at the end of a sentence.
For example: The school bus will be here soon.
Comma Separates items in a series, in an address and a city from a state
It appears before and after an appositive
It is also used to a separate a dependent clause from the in dependent clause
For example: Can you get milk, bread, and butter from the store?
Question mark
It comes at the end of an interrogative sentence (a sentence that asks a question)
It is also known as an interrogation point
For example: Would you like milk or juice?
Exclamation mark
Punctuation mark that indicates strong feelings or intended to show astonishment
For example: I won the lottery!
Colon This punctuation mark often precedes
an explanation or list It separates the chapter and verse
numbers in biblical citations It also follows the salutation in a
business letterFor example: You may be required to
bring many things: sleeping bags, pans, utensils, and warm clothing.
Semicolon Punctuation used to connect two
independent clauses into one sentence
For example: Bring any two items; however, sleeping bags and tents are in short supply
Hyphen This punctuation mark separates parts
of a compound word It can also be used if a word has been
split between two lines of printing It can also connect words in a
compound noun or compound adjective
EllipsisA series of marks typically three periods in a row used to indicate a pause in a speech thought or at the end of the sentence
Apostrophe This punctuation mark indicates
missing letters in contractions It can also signify the possessive case
Quotation marks This punctuation mark can be single of double
and always appears in a set They surround characters dialogue or words
that someone else said
Asterisk This punctuation mark name means “
little star “ in Latin It is used to indicate omission or as a
reference mark and is found above the 8 on a keyboard
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/marks.htm
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/punctuation/what/fourteen-punctuation-marks.html
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