Punctuation and Symbols
Rules and Regulations
Strictly Speaking
The Written Word
The General
100

Used at the end of a sentence to show excitement or strong feelings.

What is an exclamation point?

100

This personal identifier must be on all assignments and documents.

What is your Name?

100

A person, place or thing.

What is a noun?


100

Style of writing in which letters are joined in a flowing manner.

What is cursive? (cursive writing)


100

The name of an organization supported by SLS with the Anachronym FMSC.

What is Feed My Starving Children?

200

Used to indicate the pause in a sentence or separate items in a list.

  • What is a comma?
200

A proper sentence will contain specific marks to help indicate how the sentence should be read.


What is punctuation?

200

The person who tells the story of events taking place in a novel or poem.

Who is the Narrator?


200

Contains 3 supporting paragraphs in an essay. 


What is the Body?


200

To continuously delay a task. 

What is to procrastinate?

300

Marks used to indicate a direct quote, dialogue or a phrase.

What are quotation marks?

300

A preposition always before this part of speech in a sentence.

What is a noun?


300

To utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), especially in an articulate or a particular manner. 

What is Enunciate? (to enunciate)


300

A form of expository writing in which the author gives un-biased information.


What is Informative Writing?


300

SLMS students will find homework and various other assignments posted in this program.

What is Google Classroom?

400

The symbol commonly used to represent the word 'at'.

What is the 'at' symbol

400

The subject and verb number (singular/plural)must be in agreement.


What is subject-verb agreement.


400

Letters that are not vowels.

What are consonants?


400

Writing that is capable of being read or deciphered, especially with ease, as writing or printing; easily readable.


What is legible?


400

A safety procedure in which all students and staff are required to quietly shelter in place.

What is a lockdown drill? (lockdown)

500

The three dots indicating a continuing thought or omission of text.

What is an ellipse?

500

The correct word order in used in grammar.

What is syntax

500

A linking word, clause or phrase.


 What is a conjunction?


500

Formal style of language used primarily in educational settings.

What is academic language?


500

Be always HUMBLE, Gentle. and PATIENT. Show your love by being TOLERANT with one another. Let the Holy Spirit keep you United in PEACE. 


What is Ephesians 4:2-3?