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Our Friend the Period Periods are used at the end of sentences. In abbreviations After initials Within quotation marks
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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.
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This is how a period is used incorrectly Jim thinks cheese is stinky. and bad. Dr Fred watches T.V. he reads the news.
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Periods Jeopardy $100 $300 QUOTESENTENCEABBREVIATIONCHANCE $500 $100 $300 $100 $500
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QUOTE - $100 “Hi ” said Jim to the skunk
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QUOTE - $300 “Fasten your seatbelts ” the pilot said
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QUOTE - $500 “Fasten your seatbelts ” the pilot said “it is going to be a bumpy ride ”
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SENTENCE - $100 Tommy likes cheese
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SENTENCE - $300 Wilber ate and ate and ate he then ate more DOUBLE JEOPARDY DOUBLE JEOPARDY
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SENTENCE - $500 Bobby is afraid of monsters he thinks they will eat him
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ABBREVIATION - $100 Mr Price steals things
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ABBREVIATION - $300 At 2:30 am I watched TV
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ABBREVIATION - $500 Bob Jr is smaller than his dad
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CHANCE - $100 “Do you like football Jim” asked Larry
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CHANCE - $300 It’s 1:00 AM what do you want It’s 1:00 AM what do you want
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CHANCE - $500 Farcus J Glavin Jr was an unusual boy with an unusual name DOUBLE JEOPARDY
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