Our Friend the Period  Periods are used at the end of sentences.  In abbreviations  After initials  Within quotation marks.

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Our Friend the Period  Periods are used at the end of sentences.  In abbreviations  After initials  Within quotation marks

This is how a period is used correctly Will likes taffy. Vidallia likes to break rocks, stones, and boulders on her teeth. Emil J. Bazo Sr. lives on Westmoorland Street.

This is how a period is used incorrectly Jim thinks cheese is stinky. and bad. Dr Fred watches T.V. he reads the news.

Periods Jeopardy $100 $300 QUOTESENTENCEABBREVIATIONCHANCE $500 $100 $300 $100 $500

QUOTE - $100 “Hi ” said Jim to the skunk

QUOTE - $300 “Fasten your seatbelts ” the pilot said

QUOTE - $500 “Fasten your seatbelts ” the pilot said “it is going to be a bumpy ride ”

SENTENCE - $100 Tommy likes cheese

SENTENCE - $300 Wilber ate and ate and ate he then ate more DOUBLE JEOPARDY DOUBLE JEOPARDY

SENTENCE - $500 Bobby is afraid of monsters he thinks they will eat him

ABBREVIATION - $100 Mr Price steals things

ABBREVIATION - $300 At 2:30 am I watched TV

ABBREVIATION - $500 Bob Jr is smaller than his dad

CHANCE - $100 “Do you like football Jim” asked Larry

CHANCE - $300 It’s 1:00 AM what do you want It’s 1:00 AM what do you want

CHANCE - $500 Farcus J Glavin Jr was an unusual boy with an unusual name DOUBLE JEOPARDY