1. Punctuation Rules English 6th Grade Olivia Edelman
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Colons:
Commas,
Italicizing and Underlining
Dash or Hyphen-
Periods.
Question Marks?
Exclamation Points!
“Quotation Marks”
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3. Periods.
Use a period at the end of a complete sentence that is a statement
Use the period after an indirect question
Use a period at the end of a command
Use a period with abbreviations
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Ex: My favorite sport is Soccer.

4. Question Marks? Use a question mark at the end of a question
Use a question mark at the end of a declarative statement that you want to emphasize as not believing the statement
Use the question mark to turn a statement into a question
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Ex: When is your birthday?

5. Exclamation Points!
Use an exclamation point at the end of sentence, phrase, or word to indicate strong emotion
You can also place an exclamation point at the end of a forceful command
An exclamation mark is also usual after an exclamation beginning with what or how
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Ex: Wow! I never thought Mom would let us go to the concert!

6. “Quotation Marks” Use quotation marks before and after a direct quote.
Put quotation marks around the titles of short works, such as articles, songs, short stories, or poems
Place quotation marks around words, letters, or symbols that are slang
Quotation marks are used to set off dialog
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Ex: “I want to go to Florida,” Jackie said.

7. Colons: Use a colon between numerals indicating hours and minutes
Use a colon to introduce a list that appears after an independent clause
The information before the colon must be a complete sentence
Use a colon after the salutation when writing a formal letter
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Ex: You need the following items for class: pencil, pens, paper, ruler, and glue.

8. Commas,
Use a comma after each item in a series of at least three items
Use commas after the street address and city in an address
Use a comma to clarify large numbers
Use a comma to set off an interruption in the main thought of a sentence
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Ex: I still need to take a test, write an essay, and check out a book.

9. Italicizing and Underlining
Underline titles of long works such as books, magazines, albums, movies, etc
Underline foreign words which are not commonly used in everyday English
Underline a word, number, or letter which is being discussed or used in a special way
Titles of longer written works are underlined or italicized
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Ex: We use The Language Handbook to study grammar.

10. Dash or Hyphen-
Use a pair of dashes to indicate a sudden interruption in a sentence
Use a dash to show a sudden change of thought
The hyphen is used to show a break in words
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Ex: Molly bought a new pet yesterday- a Potbelly pig.

11. Quiz time! Which sentence needs quotation marks?
Click on the sentence that you think is the correct answer.
1) I took my first test in school today.
2) She was tired after soccer practice.
3) It’s time for bed, my mom said.
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12. Try Again! I took my first test in school today.
This sentence is not quoting anyone so it would not need quotation marks.
It is just stating what someone did.
You can do it! Stay positive!
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13. Try Again! She was tired after soccer practice.
This sentence is describing how a girl felt after soccer practice but is not quoting her.
If it were to say she told me she was tired after soccer practice, then it would need quotation marks.
You can do it! Stay positive!
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14. Correct! It’s time for bed, my mom said needs quotation marks.
It should read
“It’s time for bed,” my mom said.
This is because you are quoting what your mother said.
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