punctuation pointers
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Punctuation Problems
you will:
identify common usage problems with regard
to punctuation;
punctuate sentences properly.
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1. The Period (.) =
2. The Comma (,) =
3. The Semicolon (;) =
PUNCTUATION AS TRAFFIC SIGNALS
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4. The Colon (:) =
5. The Dash (—) =
PUNCTUATION AS TRAFFIC SIGNALS
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PUNCTUATION POINTERS
Always remember:
Parentheses and quotation marks come in pairs.
Ellipses come in threes.
Commas are used with three or more items in a series.
Dashes are used to draw attention, add information, or
set off ideas while hyphens are used to connect words.
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PUNCTUATION POINTERS
Always remember:
The colon is used after the greeting in a formal letter.
Periods and commas are always placed inside quotations.
Colons and semicolons are always placed outside quotations.
Question marks, exclamation points, and dashes are placed inside
quotations if they belong to the quoted statement and outside if they do
not.
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Are these sentences properly punctuated?
1. JR shopped in the childrens maternity and toy department.
2. Many criminals leave clues, detectives follow the trail.
3. Jose Rizal wrote “Maria Clara’s Song.”
4. Did Mariah Carey sing “Butterfly?”
5. Anica brought the following: a red cap, a blue shirt, a white
towel, and a pink ribbon.
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Are these sentences properly punctuated?
6. Hadil—she is Yasmin’s sister—likes Daniel Padilla.
7. Please do’nt touch the merchandise.
8. Francis went to the province; he did not attend the party.
9. “Do You Know Where You’re Going to?” was sung by
Diana Ross.
10. Benj recited, “I am a Filipino…….”
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LET’S PRACTICE!
1. Ariann asked Adriana Are you sick
2. Miss Ruth she is the Grade 7 moderator is from Zambales
3. Conrado Pedroche wrote Man upon the Cross
4. Integrity means doing the right thing even when nobody is
looking said Mr Ramos
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LET’S PRACTICE!
5. To all our valued customers
6. Anton a male soprano is a Grade 7 student
7. The council officers for this school year are Gerald Jervis
Claire and Krizia
8. Regine broke into tears as she sang Im just a living legacy
to the leader of the band
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LET’S PRACTICE!
9. The figure skater made a triple axle spin followed
by three camel spins during the short routine
competition at Sochi Russia
10. The guard asked Whats inside your package
Maam