Punctuationmarks

By Sydney Mckinney 5th grade

Period

This punctuation mark is placed at the end of a sentence.

For example: The school bus will be here soon.

Comma Separates items in a series, in an address and a city from a state

It appears before and after an appositive

It is also used to a separate a dependent clause from the in dependent clause

For example: Can you get milk, bread, and butter from the store?

Question mark

It comes at the end of an interrogative sentence (a sentence that asks a question)

It is also known as an interrogation point

For example: Would you like milk or juice?

Exclamation mark

Punctuation mark that indicates strong feelings or intended to show astonishment

For example: I won the lottery!

Colon This punctuation mark often precedes

an explanation or list It separates the chapter and verse

numbers in biblical citations It also follows the salutation in a

business letterFor example: You may be required to

bring many things: sleeping bags, pans, utensils, and warm clothing.

Semicolon Punctuation used to connect two

independent clauses into one sentence

For example: Bring any two items; however, sleeping bags and tents are in short supply

Hyphen This punctuation mark separates parts

of a compound word It can also be used if a word has been

split between two lines of printing It can also connect words in a

compound noun or compound adjective

EllipsisA series of marks typically three periods in a row used to indicate a pause in a speech thought or at the end of the sentence

Apostrophe This punctuation mark indicates

missing letters in contractions It can also signify the possessive case

Quotation marks This punctuation mark can be single of double

and always appears in a set They surround characters dialogue or words

that someone else said

Asterisk This punctuation mark name means “

little star “ in Latin It is used to indicate omission or as a

reference mark and is found above the 8 on a keyboard

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/marks.htm

http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/punctuation/what/fourteen-punctuation-marks.html

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