punctuation marks
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Punctuation Marks
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End Marks
• Period .• Question Mark ?• Exclamation Point !
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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.
• after numbers or letters used in an outline.
• between numerals representing dollars and cents and before a decimal.
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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 IndirectQuestions
• 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 andOutlines
I. Sports A. Team
1. Football 2. Baseball 3.
Basketball 4.
Volleyball B. Individual
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Periods andNumbers
• Dollars and cents$13.64$ 2.98
• Decimal3.14.007
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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 Pointsand
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!