Punctuation

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3. Meaning of Punctuation
The use of standard marks and signs in
writing and printing
to separate words
into sentences, clauses,
and phrases in order to clarify meaning
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4. Types of punctuation
period || comma || question mark ||
exclamation mark || colon || semicolon
|| hyphen ||parentheses ||
quotation marks || slash
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Period
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Question Mark
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Exclamation Point
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Comma ,
Colon :
Hyphen –
Quotation marks “
Slash /
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7. Periods are used
• at the end of declarative
sentences.
• at the end of imperative
sentences.
• at the end of indirect questions.
• after initials and most
abbreviations.
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8. 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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9. Periods and
Outlines
I. Sports
A. Team
1. Football
2. Baseball
3. Basketball
4. Volleyball
B. Individual
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10. 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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11. Exclamation Points are used
• at the end of exclamatory sentences.
• after interjections.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Exclamation Points
and
Interjections
Whoops!
Not Again!
Super!
Hurray!
Zoom!
Bang!
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