End Marks
What type of end mark belongs at the end of the following sentence?
What beautiful stationary you have
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Exhausted from her tennis match Zia rested before going to the concert.
Exhausted from her tennis match, Zia rested before going to the concert.
True or False: You should use a comma before a list of items between the preposition and the object.
False
Use a colon before a list of items, especially after expressions like as follows or following. Not between the verb or preposition and object.
That red shirt is my best silk shirt in fact, it is my only silk shirt.
That red shirt is my best silk shirt; in fact, it is my only silk shirt.
Write this sentence with correct punctuation.
It’s banana paper which actually contains banana fibers
It’s banana paper, which actually contains banana fibers.
What type of sentence requires a question mark at the end?
Interrogative
Martha please answer the telephone while I’m vacuuming.
Martha, please answer the telephone while I’m vacuuming.
Beyond talent lie all the usual words discipline, love, luck, but most of all, endurance.
Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but most of all, endurance.
The bagels were a big hit everybody enjoyed the extra raisins in them.
The bagels were a big hit; everybody enjoyed the extra raisins in them.
Write this sentence with correct punctuation.
J T Larimer lives at 947 Coltraine St
J.T.Larimer lives at 947 Coltraine St.
What type of sentence is a statement and requires a period at the end?
We’re not sure where the wildlife park is what time it opens or when it closes.
We’re not sure where the wildlife park is, what time it opens, or when it closes.
Name a conventional use for a colon.
Time
Salutation of a business letter
Biblical references
Between Titles
A semicolon is primarily used to join together what?
independent clauses
Write the sentence with correct punctuation.
Although everyone else in his family was born in the spring Ralph ever his own person was born in November
Although everyone else in his family was born in the spring, Ralph, ever his own person, was born in November.
What type of sentence requires an exclamation point at the end?
Exclamatory
What is the purpose of a comma?
I ordered the following supplies: potatoes, sugar, flour, eggs, and coffee.
The popular names of certain animals are misleading for example, the koala bear is not a bear.
The popular names of certain animals are misleading; for example, the koala bear is not a bear.
Write the sentence with correct punctuation.
I don't often go swimming I prefer to play tennis
I don't often go swimming; I prefer to play tennis.
What type of sentence is known as a request or command and requires either a period or exclamation point?
Imperative
List three comma rules...
1. Use a comma to separate items in a list
2. Use a comma to join independent clauses.
3. Use a comma to join a dependent clause and an independent clause.
4. Use a comma following an introductory word group.
5. Use a comma to interrupt a sentence or to provide additional information.
6. Use a comma with direct quotations.
7. Use a comma with coordinate adjectives
8. Use commas with dates and addresses.
9. Use a comma with titles.
10. Use a comma with numbers.
11. Use a comma when a conjunctive adverb begins, interrupts, or concludes a sentence.
12. Use a comma with appositive adjectives.
Write a sentence that contains a colon.
Answers will vary.
The TV is next to the bookcase the couch is flanked by two end tables.
The TV is next to the bookcase; the couch is flanked by two end tables.
Write the sentence with correct punctuation.
You have two choices finish the work today or lose the contract
You have two choices: finish the work today or lose the contract.