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What punctuation marks the end of a complete sentence or an abbreviation?
Period
Example: I got a new phone yesterday.
Name 5 punctuation marks.
Periods, commas, question marks, exclamation point, semi-colon, parenthesis, quotation marks, hyphen, dashes, ellipsis, etc.
Sammy visited Mexico last year but is not going next year
(2 issues)
Sammy visited Mexico last year, but is not going next year.
What punctuation would you use if you are excited?
What are the 6 question words? (5 Ws and H)
Who What Why When How
Write a sentence using quotation marks properly.
The text states "trains are one of the oldest forms of transportation."
A single tree can produce up, to 260 pounds of oxygen, each year.
A single tree can produce up to 260 pounds of oxygen each year.
Cesar wants to quote a sentence from a reading. What should he put around the sentence?
Quotation marks " "
What does a comma do? (3 things)
Shows a small pause, separates items in a list, or joins parts of a sentence.
Using correct punctuation answer this question:
would you rather have 4 million dollars or never have to pay for clothing?
I would rather ...
Egypt is home to a wide variety of animals! And plants, including cheetahs hyenas, crocodiles and cobras.
Egypt is home to a wide variety of animals and plants, including cheetahs, hyenas, crocodiles, and cobras.
A college student is emailing their professor for the first time about an assignment. What punctuation marks might they use/not use?
uses: periods, commas, and questions marks if necessary.
does not use: exclamation marks, ellipsis
Shows possession or creates a contraction (like don't).
Apostrophe
Answer the question using correct punctuation:
What would you say to your best friend if they were being bullied about their height?
If my best friend was being bullied about their height, I would...
I ate pizza yesterday; at 9pm but then also at 11pm
I ate pizza yesterday at 9 pm, but then, also at 11pm.
I don't want to write my entire quote because it is over 40 words... what punctuation mark should I use to connect the beginning of the quote to the end?
An ellipsis ...
Shows exact spoken or written words from someone else.
Quotation Marks
Example: I said, "Thanks for getting the dog food."
Answer the following question using correct punctuation:
Who would you love to eat dinner with (alive or not)?
I would love to eat dinner with...
I told my mom, I wanted a pet snake and she didnt care
I told my mom, “I wanted a pet snake.” And she didn't care.
You have to use as many punctuation marks as possible correctly in 1 minute.
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