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Punctuation Marks

Punctuation marks include periods, question marks, and exclamation points. Periods are used at the end of declarative and imperative sentences and abbreviations. They are also used in outlines and when writing numbers. Question marks go at the end of interrogative sentences. Exclamation points end exclamatory sentences or follow interjections to show emotion.

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Punctuation Marks

Punctuation marks include periods, question marks, and exclamation points. Periods are used at the end of declarative and imperative sentences and abbreviations. They are also used in outlines and when writing numbers. Question marks go at the end of interrogative sentences. Exclamation points end exclamatory sentences or follow interjections to show emotion.

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Punctuation

Marks

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End Marks
• Period .
• Question Mark ?
• Exclamation Point !

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Periods are used
• at the end of • after numbers or letters
declarative sentences. used in an outline.
• at the end of • between numerals
imperative sentences. representing dollars
• at the end of indirect and cents and before a
questions. decimal.
• after initials and most
abbreviations.

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Periods and Declarative
Sentences

The Statue of
Liberty is more
than 150 feet
tall .

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Periods and Imperative
Sentences

Please board the


boat carefully .

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Periods and Indirect
Questions
• An indirect
question tells
what someone
asked.
The teacher
asked if anyone
knew who wrote
the poem .
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Periods and
Initials and Abbreviations
• Gov. James R.
Thomas had a
brilliant idea that
would save the
state millions of
dollars.

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Periods and
Outlines
I. Sports
A. Team
1. Football
2. Baseball
3. Basketball
4. Volleyball
B. Individual

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Periods and
Numbers
• Dollars and cents
$13.64
$ 2.98

• Decimal
3.14
.007

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Question Marks
are used
at the
end
of
interrogative sentences.

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Question Marks
• Use a question
mark at the end of
an interrogative
sentence.
• Why does the tail
of a comet point
away from the sun?

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Exclamation Points are used
• at the end of exclamatory sentences.
• after interjections.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Exclamation Points
and
Exclamatory Sentences
• An exclamatory
sentence shows
great emotion.

• What a great
game!

• That’s terrific!
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Exclamation Points
and
Interjections

• Whoops!
• Not Again!
• Super!
• Hurray!
• Zoom!
• Bang!

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