PUNCTUATIONS

My three favorite things are eating my

family and my pets.

My three favorite things are eating,

my family, and my pets.
What is a Punctuation?
They are symbols that are used to aid the
clarity and comprehension of written
language.
They are certain typographical devices as
aids to the understanding and correct reading
of written text, whether read silently or aloud.
 WHY
SHOULD
YOU
CARE?
THE
PERIOD
1. PERIOD (.)
Its main function is to denote the end of a sentence
(especially a sentence that is not a question or
exclamation).

•Example: I am stating a fact.

•Do not ask me. I do not know.
•Hold the purse for me.
They are also used after
abbreviations and initials.

Example: F. C. P. NOV. ABT.

Mr. Victor Alumna, Sr.
They are also used on
numbers.

Example: P 10. 25 24.54

$1000.50
Elipsis (…)
It is used in writing or printing to indicate an
omission, especially of letters or words.
Ellipses are frequently used within quotations
to jump from one phrase to another, omitting
unnecessary words that do not interfere with
the meaning.
Example:
She began to count, "One, two, three, four…"
until she got to 10, then went to find him.

When Newton stated, "An object at rest stays at

rest and an object in motion stays in motion..." he
developed the law of motion.
THE
QUESTION
MARK
2. QUESTION MARK (?)
It is a punctuation mark that replaces the period at the end of an
interrogative sentence. It is used at the end of a sentence if it
implies a question or interrogatory remark.
Example: You do not love her, do you?
Am I supposed to laugh at your joke?
She was awarded with a kiss from the prince. (Would you
believe that?)
Have you seen a pack of wolves on the street (I hope not)?
THE
EXCLAMATION
MARK
3. EXCLAMATION MARK (!)
It is used at the end of the exclamatory sentences.
It is used when a person wants to express a sudden outcry or
add emphasis.

Examples: Huh? What do you mean she was not with you?
Answer me!
Look at that fire! It is gigantic!
Wow! How could you say that?!
Interrobang
a non-standard
punctuation mark (‽)
indicating a question
expressed in an
exclamatory manner.
Example:

What are you doing‽

Are you being serious right
now‽
THE COMMA
4) Comma (,)
It is the mark that separates words and word groups
with a series of three (3) or more.
Examples:
The student forgot to bring his bag, wallet, i.d, and
lunchbox.
The teacher began to teach history first, then
mathematics, then finally English.
It is used for separation of two complete
sentences.
Examples:
We went to the movies, and then we went out to
lunch.
Aliza and I bickered with one another, then we
inevitably said sorry to each other.
It is used to set off interrupting elements.

Examples:
He remembered, of course, that blood is thicker than
water.
The greatest sin that he did, mind you, is the fact that he
forgot to treat you right.
I tried to be sure, to be fair.
For clearness.

Examples:
During recess, time whizzed loudly.
To defeat the monster, the Serpent, he had to
use his shield.
It is used in numbers, dates, and letter
writing after the salutation and closing.
It is used for introducing or interrupting
direct quotations.

Examples:
Althea asked, “What am I to you? A friend?”
“Yes,” I answered, “We are nothing more but friends.”
The teacher simmered, “You should always open your
cameras at all times!”
THE COLON
5) Colon (:)
It introduces a list in the sentence.

Examples:
He was planning to study four subjects: politics, philosophy,
sociology, and economics.
The stages of grief are experienced as follows: denial,
anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
It is used between clauses in a compound
sentence when the first clause is explained
by the second.

Examples: Marcus was lucky: he was chosen

by the director on the lead role.
CLAUSE- A clause is a group of words that includes
at least a subject and a verb.
Dependent Clause: is a clause that cannot stand
alone as a complete sentence because it does not
express a complete thought.
Independent Clause: is a clause that can stand
alone as a sentence (i.e., it expresses a complete
thought)
EXERCISE
1. Hey,
Hey are you really serious?
serious Come
Comedown
downat
atthis
thisinstant
instant!
2. The
Thedifficulty
difficultyof
ofthis
thisvideo
videogame
gameisis
presentedas
presented asfollows:
follows easy
easy,average
average,hard
hard,
intermediate and lunatic.
intermediate,
3. Hold
Holdmy
myhand,
hand please
please.
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4. Almus Areah areare
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couples.
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They
have
have good
good characteristics
characteristics like
like appeal, charisma,
appeal charisma
and
and romanticism.
romanticism I hope I can find a special
someone
someone like
like them!`
them

“I… I… l-love you”, said by the most gorgeous

5. “I I l-love you” said by the most gorgeous
woman in front of me.
woman in front of me
THE
SEMICOLON
6) Semicolon (;)
It is used to connect independent clauses. It shows a closer
relationship between the clauses than a period would show.

Examples:
John was hurt; he knew she only said it to upset him.
We used to love hunting; however, it is not legal.
It’s too cold out here; indeed, it’s winter.
It is used between series if items contain
commas.

Examples:
In one week, the runners saw San Simon, Pampanga;
Tarlac, Tarlac; and San Pedro, Pangasinan.
John, the baker; Simon, the policeman; and Toby, the
architect.
It used after a main clause and before a
transitional word.

Example:
He did not win in the art contest; nevertheless;
he became famous for his paintings.
7) Dash (-)
is used to separate words into
statements. There are two
common types of dashes: en dash
and em dash.
En dash: Twice as long as a hyphen, the
en dash is a symbol (–) that is used in
writing or printing to indicate a range,
connections or differentiations, such as
1880-1945 or Princeton-New
York train.
Em dash: Longer than the en dash, the em dash can be used in
place of a comma, parenthesis, or colon to enhance readability,
information, or emphasize the conclusion of a sentence.
Example:
She gave him her answer — No!
Freud found the three structures of the psyche—id, ego, and
superego.
Most of the car companies—GM, Ford, and Chrysler—are
having financial problems because of the bad economy.
8) Hyphen (-)
It is used to join two or more words
together into a compound term and is not
separated by spaces.
Example:
part-time, back-to-back, well-known
9) Brackets, Braces, and Parentheses. ([]) ({}) ( () )
Primarily used for groupings and additional
information.
Examples:
He [Mr. Jones] was the last person seen at the house.
She highlighted six numbers {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12} on the ruler she
made.
John and Jane (who were actually half brother and sister) both have
red hair.
10) Apostrophe (')
is used to indicate the omission
of a letter or letters from a
word, the possessive case, or
the plurals of lowercase letters.
Omission of letters from a word:
I've seen that movie several times. She
wasn't the only one who knew the answer.

Possessive case:
Sara's dog bit the neighbor.
11) Quotations marks (" ")
They are a pair of punctuation marks used primarily to
mark the beginning and end of a passage attributed
to another and repeated word for word.

Examples:
"Don't go outside," she said.
Her idea of “friendship” is highly out of this world.
Single quotation marks (' ') are used most
frequently for quotes within quotes.

Marie told the teacher, "I saw Marc at the

playground, and he said to me 'Bill started
the fight,' and I believed him."
EXERCISE
“GetGet
1. down herehere
down this this
instant!”said by Joey.
instant said He was
by Joey. He was
holding a oil-laced
holding staff as
a oil laced he as
staff washeshouting this. this
was shouting
2. Mayas
Maya’s anger
anger waswas ever increasing,
ever-so so increasing
sheshe literally
literally
shouted
shouted on crowd-packed
on the the crowd packed dormitory.
dormitory.
3. She was the nurse for the years on the span
She was the nurse for the years on the span of of
1893 1900. This is the truth though she is
1893-1900. This is the truth though: she is my my
mom.
mom.
“Dhvsu is the best state-funded
4. Dhvsu is the best state funded
university out there”, said by Almaira.
university out there said by Almaira
5. The
The shirts
shirts were
were red,
red, whiteand
white andblue;
blue
aqua,
aquayellow
yellowand
andwhite;
white purple,
purple
yellow, black.
yellow, black
SEATWORK
1. My pin number has two 5s. Its
easy to remember
2. The weather this winter has been:
windy, wet and unpredictable
3. Waiting for the storm to stop I was
anxiously looking out the window
4. The table was set-knives, forks,
candlesticks all were set up
correctly.
5. Harvey is a good driver. Moreover
he is a very friendly one.
6. What is your teachers name?.
7. Butchie asked “Will you take me to
the mall”?
8. Excuse me Maa'm, you dropped your
gloves,
9. Here is a list of the pros and cons of
feeding your dog a raw-food diet…
10. Are you going to Rileys party this week
11. Get that honey laced popcorn on the
baggage for our Netflix and chill
12. My mother was a well known smith
back then I hope shes doing well right
now.
13. I dont know the reason why Anna
shouted
14. Ah! I see that youre a man of culture as
well, said by Ezekiel with astonished
expression
15. Viktor shouted as he laughed Hahaha
fortune favors the bold