1
Shows the end of a sentence.
Period
The _______ is used to show a separation of ideas or elements within the structure of a sentence.
Comma
Shows that something has been omitted from a sentence or quotation.
Ellipsis
The mark is used to connect two complete sentences and to show that they are related.
Semicolon
Use the mark to introduce something in the second half of the sentence that explains, completes, or gives examples of what is mentioned in the first half.
Colon
Use these marks if you want to include information in a sentence, but show that it is less important than the main body of the sentence.
Parentheses
It is used to show sentences that express strong feelings or a command, emphasize something, or represent something said loudly or forcefully.
Exclamation mark.
Give an example of a sentence with exclamation marks.
The _______ indicates that a question is being asked directly in a sentence or phrase.
Question mark
Give an example of a sentence with question mark.
Do you like the soda?
It is the punctuation mark that separates explanatory sentences, like parentheses.
Dashes
The mark has two main functions: to show that letters have been omitted in a contraction, and to show possession.
Apostrophe
If you remove the information in the [ ], the sentence will still make sense.
Brackets
It often replaces the word “to.”
Dash
Often words with a prefix or suffix will use this mark to separate the prefix or suffix from the root word.
ex-wife
Hyphen
-Correct the sentence:
She was eating an cream cake muffin and a candy
She was eating an ice cream, cake, muffin and a candy.
Give an example of possessive case with apostrophe:
In British English, the ____ goes outside the closing quotation mark. Give an example.
Comma
- “I’m ready when you are”, said my favourite shopping partner.
-Correct the sentence with the colon:
We’re ready for the following patients López, Santamaria, Trinidad, Rincónes.
We’re ready for the following patients: López, Santamaria, Trinidad, Rincónes.
The ____ separates letters, words or numbers. It is used to indicate alternatives, ratios and ranges, and in website addresses.
slash
-Use quotes correctly
That is not my problem Joe, Myriam said.
''That is not my problem Joe'' Myriam said.
____ quotation marks (' ') are used most frequently for quotes within quotes.
Single quotation marks
Put correctly the brackets in the sentence.
Correct the sentence.
Here are some of my favorite foods; (fried chicken) lobster, and corn on: the cob.
Here are some of my favorite foods: fried chicken, lobster, and corn on the cob.
Correct the sentence.
Isabella said: "I really hate when it is raining outside".
Isabella said: "I really hate when it is raining outside."