punctuation end marks -- period -- exclamation point -- question mark
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PUNCTUATION End Marks -- Period-- Exclamation Point-- Question Mark
The Period
•The end of a sentence.
•Barney went into the navy.
Some Period Rules
•#1 •If a sentence ends with an abbreviation,
do not add another period.
•Margot is from the U.S.A.
•Lionel works for the C.I.A.
Some Period Rules
•#2•If the sentence ends in a title of
something and that title ends in a question mark or an exclamation point, do not add a period.
•Liza gained twenty pounds to play the leading role in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Question Mark
•Used when the sentence is a question•Used to show skepticism or surprise.
•Do you have any deodorant? (Question)•You don’t have any deodorant? (Surprise)•You came here without deodorant?
(Skepicism)
Question Mark Rules
•#1 •Introducing a question within a longer
sentence, being the sentence with a capital letter, use a comma and end with a Question Mark.
•The question was, “How long should she wait for her luggage?”
•Tina cried, “What next?”
Question Mark Rules
•#2•If a sentence continues to go on after a
question, do not use a comma after the question mark.
•“What will I do without my hair dryer?” she asked.
•“Are you kidding me?” he cried.
Exclamation Point • Used for emphasis – when you are saying
something really important.• Most abused punctuation mark• Shows weakness in the writer
▫Says you are not confident that what you are saying is important and you need a ! to prove it is important
▫Says that you do not know a startling idea when you see one and you need a ! to prove it.
• Only use in quoted dialogue
Exclamation Point Rule
•#1 •When you have an exclamation point that
comes before the rest of the sentence do not use a comma after the exclamation point.
•“Holy cow!” said Phil. •“Watch out!” screamed Rudy.
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