Punctuation
I am used at the end of a declarative sentence.
What is a period or full stop.
I am the part of a non-fiction book that gives more information to help you better understand what you are reading.
What is Text Features?
I help the reader to understand where an event happens or is located.
What are MAPS?
I am the Naming Part of a sentence. I am usually a noun or pronoun.
What is the SUBJECT?
I tell the reader something in other words I make a statement.
What is a DECLARATIVE Sentence?
I am used at the end of a sentence that shows excitement or at the end of a strong interjection.
What is an exclamation mark.
I sum up the topic or paragraph in one or two-word phrases.
What are Headings and sub-headings?
I help to explain or demonstrate the author's ideas.
What are DIAGRAMS?
I am the TELLING PART of a sentence. I usually begin with a verb.
What is PREDICATE?
I love to ask questions. I end with a question mark.
What is an INTERROGATIVE Sentence?
I am used to separate a list of items.
What is a comma?
I tell you more about a picture or diagram.
What are Labels?
I help the reader to find specific information quickly. Words are usually listed in alphabetical order.
What is THE INDEX?
I am the main verb in the sentence and tells what the person or thing is doing or being.
What is the SIMPLE PREDICATE?
I give a command and I can end with an exclamation mark or period.
What is an IMPERATIVE Sentence?
I am used to separate the hour and the minutes in telling time and after the greeting in a business letter.
What is a COLON?
I provide you with definitions of words that are found in a specific book.
What is the Glossary?
I help to call attention to to MAIN points, details or examples the author wants you to notice or know.
What are BULLETS?
I am the main noun or pronoun and naming the person or thing doing the action.
What is the SIMPLE SUBJECT?
I express strong feelings of excitement or fear. I can be a strong interjection.
What is an EXCLAMATORY Sentence?
I am used to show the exact words a person has spoken or said.
What is Quotation Marks?
Makes it easier for you to locate information in books.
What is the Table of Contents?
I help readers understand by creating interest or emphasizing important information.
What are TEXT BOXES?
In an imperative (command) sentence the entire sentence is the predicate and I am the subject.
What is YOU? (understood)
I am a group of words that express a complete thought. I can serve four main purposes. The opposite of me is called a fragment
What is a SENTENCE?