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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!