Punctuation Names
The most common ending punctuation mark.
What is a period?
Words that describe the actions someone/something is doing.
What is a verb?
Words that mean "to cry a lot" and "something round you throw and catch."
What are bawl and ball?
This genre includes books that showcase a love story between the main characters as the central plot of the story.
What is Romantic Fiction?
This small, yet mighty word should always be capitalized.
What is "I"?
The punctuation mark indicates you are asking a question.
What is a question mark?
The names of specific people, places, or things.
What are proper nouns?
Words that mean "this is the second person possessive form, indicating something belonging to you" and "short for you are"
What are Your and you’re?
This type of book centers on the main character going on a journey that is exciting and thrilling.
What is Adventure Fiction?
These words are always capitalized.
What are proper nouns?
This punctuation mark indicates excitement or strong emotions.
What is an exclamation mark?
These words are often found in comic books and graphic novels.
What are interjections?
Words that mean "the brakes on a car or other vehicle, and in a wider sense to slowing down" and "a pause or stop in a planned schedule".
What are Brake and break?
This type of book has a story and plot that seems like it could take place in the real world.
What is Realistic Fiction?
A word that is also always capitalized.
What is the first word of a sentence?
This punctuation mark goes in between words in a list.
What is a comma?
Words like "for," "and," "nor," "but," "or," "yet," and "so."
What are conjunctions?
Words that mean "to be aware of or understand something" and "the opposite of “yes”, used to indicate the negative."
What is known and no?
This type of book gives information, specific and factual information about a single topic.
What is Practical Nonfiction?
The names of holidays and the days and months.
What are time words that are always capitalized?
This punctuation mark is in between numbers on a digital clock.
What is a colon?
Words like "he" and "I" that replace proper nouns so your writing is less repetitive.
What are pronouns?
Words that mean "in, at, or to that place or position," "belonging to or connected with them," and "they are".
What are there, their, and they're?
This book gives the details of someone's life as written by themselves.
What is an autobiography or memoir?
The short forms of words like doctor, mister, and miss always get a capital letter.
What are abbreviations?