punctuation: end marks

Punctuation: End Marks

The period.

The period.

A statement is followed by a period.

The period.

A statement is followed by a period. The last day of summer vacation finally

arrived.

The period.

A statement is followed by a period. The last day of summer vacation finally

arrived. Write 5 statements, end them with periods.

Pick one, identify the nouns and pronouns.

Punctuation: Periods

Other uses.

Periods: Other uses.

An abbreviation or initial is followed by a period.

Periods: Other uses.

An abbreviation or initial is followed by a period.

U.A.R. – United Arab RepublicJan. – JanuaryMr. – MisterA.D. – Anno Domini (Year of the Lord)W.H. Auden – Walter Hughes Auden

Periods: Other uses.

An abbreviation or initial is followed by a period.

U.A.R. – United Arab RepublicJan. – JanuaryMr. – MisterA.D. – Anno Domini (Year of the Lord)W.H. Auden – Walter Hughes Auden

Write 5 sentences with abbreviations.

Punctuation: Question Mark

Question Mark

Question Mark

A question is followed by a question mark.

Question Mark

A question is followed by a question mark.– Why were you absent yesterday?

Question Mark

A question is followed by a question mark.– Why were you absent yesterday?

An indirect question is a statement, so it gets a period.

Question Mark

A question is followed by a question mark.– Why were you absent yesterday?

An indirect question is a statement, so it gets a period. – I wonder who was chosen as Harvest King in the

county fair. – She asked if she could play pinball. – The teacher asked who was chewing gum.

Question Mark

Write 5 sentences. Three with questions, two with indirect questions. Use appropriate punctuation.

Punctuation: Exclamation Mark

Exclamation Mark

Exclamation Mark

An exclamation is followed by an exclamation mark.

Exclamation Mark

An exclamation is followed by an exclamation mark.

Bravo!

Exclamation Mark

An exclamation is followed by an exclamation mark.

Bravo! What a terrific game!

Exclamation Mark

An exclamation is followed by an exclamation mark.

Bravo! What a terrific game!

• Do not use an exclamation mark unless a statement is obviously emphatic.

Exclamation Mark

An exclamation is followed by an exclamation mark.

Bravo! What a terrific game!

• Do not use an exclamation mark unless a statement is obviously emphatic.

Write 5 statements that are emphatic, and need exclamation marks. Complete sentences! Not just one word!