1. Punctuation marks By Sydney Mckinney 5 th grade

2. Period This punctuation mark is placed at the end of a sentence. For example: The school bus will be here soon.

3. Comma Separates items in a series, in an address and a city from a state It appears before and after an appositive It is also used to a separate a dependent clause from the in dependent clause For example: Can you get milk, bread, and butter from the store ?

4. Question mark  It comes at the end of an interrogative sentence (a sentence that asks a question)  It is also known as an interrogation point  For example: Would you like milk or juice?

5. Exclamation mark  Punctuation mark that indicates strong feelings or intended to show astonishment  For example: I won the lottery!

6. Colon  This punctuation mark often precedes an explanation or list  It separates the chapter and verse numbers in biblical citations  It also follows the salutation in a business letter  For example: You may be required to bring many things: sleeping bags, pans, utensils, and warm clothing.

7. Semicolon  Punctuation used to connect two independent clauses into one sentence  For example: Bring any two items; however, sleeping bags and tents are in short supply

8. Hyphen  This punctuation mark separates parts of a compound word  It can also be used if a word has been split between two lines of printing  It can also connect words in a compound noun or compound adjective

9. Ellipsis A series of marks typically three periods in a row used to indicate a pause in a speech thought or at the end of the sentence

10. Apostrophe  This punctuation mark indicates missing letters in contractions  It can also signify the possessive case

11. Quotation marks  This punctuation mark can be single of double and always appears in a set  They surround characters dialogue or words that someone else said

12. Asterisk  This punctuation mark name means “ little star “ in Latin  It is used to indicate omission or as a reference mark and is found above the 8 on a keyboard

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