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- 1. Ellen Connor 2nd Grade Language Arts
- 2. Why do we need punctuation? Punctuation allows the authors writing to be easy to read and understandable for the reader.
- 3. Types of Punctuation Period Comma Colon Question Mark Quotation Marks Exclamation Point Parenthesis Apostrophe
- 4. Period Rule: Use at the end of a complete sentence. Example: I went to the store for groceries. Rule: Use at the end of an indirect question. Example: He asked where the milk was.
- 5. Comma Rule: Use a comma to separate words or items in a list. Example: She has two dogs, three cats, one bird, and five fish in her house. Rule: Use a comma to separate a city from its state. Example: I am from East Lansing, Michigan. Rule: Use a comma to separate the day of the month from the year. Example: He was born on August 4th, 1990. Rule: Use a comma to separate two adjectives (describing words) when the word and can be inserted between them. Example: She was a young, beautiful dog. ,
- 6. Question Mark Rule: Use a question mark only after a direct question. Example: Will you come over after school?
- 7. Exclamation Point Rule: Use the exclamation point to show emphasis or excitement. Summer is in three months!
- 8. Quotation Marks Rule: Use quotation marks to set off a direct quotation. Example:“What is your favorite color?” she asked. Rule: Periods and commas always go inside quotation marks. Example: “I don’t want to go to school today,” Alan said.
- 9. Colon Rule: Use the colon after a complete sentence to introduce a list of items. Example: On my trip I will bring: clothes, a pillow, a sleeping bag, a toothbrush, and my teddy bear. Rule: Use the colon after the greeting of the person’s name in a business letter. Example: Dear Mr. Smith:
- 10. Parenthesis Rule: Use parenthesis to enclose words or figures that clarify or are used as an aside. Example: He received one hundred and fifty points (150)on his math project.
- 11. Apostrophe Rule: Use the apostrophe when combining two words. It is always placed in the spot where the letter(s) have been removed. Example: She’s (she is) only allowed candy on Friday. Rule: Use the apostrophe to show possession. Place the apostrophe before the s. Example: They found Ms. Connor’s gloves. ’
- 12. Test Your Knowledge After reading the example, place the proper punctuation in the blank. Remember the 7 types of punctuation include: Period Comma Question Mark Exclamation Point Quotation Marks Semicolon Parenthesis
- 13. Practice The teacher asked him to sit next to her__ They don__t have school on Saturday. She was born on April 30th __ 1990. Dear Mrs. White__ __I don’t feel well today, __ Adam said. . ‘ , : “ ”
- 14. Practice I pulled my own tooth out__ He has two notebooks__ three books__ four pencils __one box of crayons__and one eraser in his desk. They helped color Katie__s project. I ate four brownies today__ ! , , , , ’ .
- 15. Practice __Will you play with me during recess? __ Anna asked. For my birthday, I had __ cake, ice cream, candy, pop, and snow cones. She is able to count to one hundred and twenty ___ during math class. He lives in Lansing __ Michigan. “ ” : (120) ,
- 16. Practice Will you be my partner during gym time __ She had long __ beautiful hair. ? ,
- 17. References Pictures on Slides: 6,7,8 Clipart Information on Slides: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12 http://www.grammarbook.com/english_rules.asp