Punctuation
The marks used in writing to separate sentences into their own parts.
Punctuation
What sentence conveys strong emotions
Exclamatory sentence
How could you!
That's amazing!
What is a proper noun?
a name used for an individual person, place, or organization, spelled with an initial capital letter.
Who's story did we read in "The Holocaust 6 true stories"?
Heinz
Where would you put the comma?
Today I went to the mall it was so much fun.
Today I went to the mall, it was so much fun.
This punctuation is used to show a sentence with strong emotions.
Exclamation mark !
What is a declarative sentence?
Declarative sentences are your everyday sentence, making a simple sentence.
When should you always use a capital
What was 1 thing Heinz couldn't do because of the Nuremburg Laws?
Go to school, join clubs, go to the movies, etc.
What is a comma?
It is a soft pause.
When asking a question you would use
Question mark ?
Interrogative
What are 3 examples of proper nouns.
Names, titles, days of the week, days of the month, countries, names of specific places, I.
What religion celebrates Holi?
Hinduism
When would you use comma's in a list.
After each item, if there is more then 3 items.
This punctuation can used to indicate a start of a list
Go get me my bag.
Imperative
The yellowstone nation park is home to the grizzly bear.
Does this sentence have the correct capitalization?
The Yellowstone National Park is home to the grizzly bear.
When is Holi celebrated?
February- march on the full moon.
Where do you put the comma in the following date?
February 17th 2019.
February 17th, 2019
This punctuation is used to show the combining of 2 words (contraction) or to show ownership.
An apostrophe '
don't (do not)
Jake's favourite food is burgers
An exclamation mark
When would you capitalize the word earth?
When you are talking specifically about Planet Earth.
What country did Heinz and his family flea to?
What is the correct way to write the following address?
55 Old Simcoe road, Toronto, ON L6P 3P6, Canada.
55, Old Simcoe road Toronto, ON L6P 3P6 Canada,
55 Old Simcoe road, Toronto, ON L6P 3P6, Canada.