Punctuation pp
- 1. Punctuation : ; “” ‘ , . - ? !
- 2. Period . Point used at the end of a sentence.
- 3. Period Used at the end of abbreviations and initials. EX: Dr. Mon. St.
- 4. Question Mark ? Used at the end of a question.
- 5. Exclamation Point ! Used at the end of an exclamation. Ex: Wow! Ouch!
- 6. Comma , Words in a row. Ex: red, green, orange, and blue
- 7. Comma Continued Before and, but, or, nor, so yet – when they join 2 sentences.
- 8. Commas Continued Ex: I like cake and ice cream. I like cake, and I like ice cream.
- 9. Comma Continued Dates : July 4 , 1776 th Addresses: Snellville, GA Letters: Dear Sara,
- 10. Colons : Things in a row Ex: I like the following colors: red, green, blue, purple, and black. Time – 11:30
- 11. Underline / Italics Used for names of: Books works of art Ships plays Movies air craft Magazines T.V. Shows
- 12. “Quotation Marks” Used when people talk Ex: I said, “let’s go to the mall.”
- 13. “Quotation Marks” Used for names of – Short stories songs Poems chapters Articles episodes of T.V. shows
- 14. Apostrophes ‘ Show ownership Ex: Marie’s house Kids’ ice cream
- 16. Hyphen - Used in numbers Ex: one-half Thirty - five