Punctuation

Marks

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 End Marks
• Period .
• Question Mark ?
• Exclamation Point !

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 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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 Periods and Declarative
Sentences

The Statue of
Liberty is more
than 150 feet
tall .

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 Periods and Imperative
Sentences

Please board the

boat carefully .

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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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 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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 Periods and
Outlines
I. Sports
A. Team
1. Football
2. Baseball
3. Basketball
4. Volleyball
B. Individual

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 Periods and
Numbers
• Dollars and cents
$13.64
$ 2.98

• Decimal
3.14
.007

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Question Marks
are used
at the
end
of
interrogative sentences.

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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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Exclamation Points are used
• at the end of exclamatory sentences.
• after interjections.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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 Exclamation Points
and
Exclamatory Sentences
• An exclamatory
sentence shows
great emotion.

• What a great
game!

• That’s terrific!
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 Exclamation Points
and
Interjections

• Whoops!
• Not Again!
• Super!
• Hurray!
• Zoom!
• Bang!

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