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Punctuation: End Marks
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The period.
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A statement is followed by a period.
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The period. A statement is followed by a period. The last day of summer vacation finally arrived.
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The period. A statement is followed by a period. The last day of summer vacation finally arrived. Write 5 statements, end them with periods. Pick one, identify the nouns and pronouns.
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Punctuation: Periods Other uses.
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Periods: Other uses. An abbreviation or initial is followed by a period.
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Periods: Other uses. An abbreviation or initial is followed by a period. U.A.R. – United Arab Republic Jan. – January Mr. – Mister A.D. – Anno Domini (Year of the Lord) W.H. Auden – Walter Hughes Auden
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Periods: Other uses. An abbreviation or initial is followed by a period. U.A.R. – United Arab Republic Jan. – January Mr. – Mister A.D. – Anno Domini (Year of the Lord) W.H. Auden – Walter Hughes Auden Write 5 sentences with abbreviations.
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Punctuation: Question Mark
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Question Mark
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A question is followed by a question mark.
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Question Mark A question is followed by a question mark. – Why were you absent yesterday?
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Question Mark A question is followed by a question mark. – Why were you absent yesterday? An indirect question is a statement, so it gets a period.
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Question Mark A question is followed by a question mark. – Why were you absent yesterday? An indirect question is a statement, so it gets a period. – I wonder who was chosen as Harvest King in the county fair. – She asked if she could play pinball. – The teacher asked who was chewing gum.
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Question Mark Write 5 sentences. Three with questions, two with indirect questions. Use appropriate punctuation.
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Punctuation: Exclamation Mark
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Exclamation Mark
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An exclamation is followed by an exclamation mark.
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Exclamation Mark An exclamation is followed by an exclamation mark. Bravo!
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Exclamation Mark An exclamation is followed by an exclamation mark. Bravo! What a terrific game!
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Exclamation Mark An exclamation is followed by an exclamation mark. Bravo! What a terrific game! Do not use an exclamation mark unless a statement is obviously emphatic.
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Exclamation Mark An exclamation is followed by an exclamation mark. Bravo! What a terrific game! Do not use an exclamation mark unless a statement is obviously emphatic. Write 5 statements that are emphatic, and need exclamation marks. Complete sentences! Not just one word!
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