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    This document provides information about various punctuation marks used in writing, including commas, colons, semicolons, dashes, exclamation points, question marks, and quotation marks. It gives examples of how each punctuation mark is used and provides brief definitions or explanations of their purpose. For instance, it notes that a colon is used before a list or explanation, a comma separates clauses, and dashes are used to connect or emphasize words or phrases.

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    This document provides information about various punctuation marks used in writing, including commas, colons, semicolons, dashes, exclamation points, question marks, and quotation marks. It gives examples of how each punctuation mark is used and provides brief definitions or explanations of their purpose. For instance, it notes that a colon is used before a list or explanation, a comma separates clauses, and dashes are used to connect or emphasize words or phrases.

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    A set of symbols and marks which are

    used to clarify meaning in text by


    separating strings of words into
    clauses, phrases and sentences.
    Look at the following sentences and
    identify the punctuation.

     I can’t find the pickles.

     She didn’t come to dinner.

     They’ll be here shortly.


    Look at the following sentences and
    identify the punctuation.

    • Donna had four dishes with chile: salsa, green


    stew, red chile posole and green chile and corn.

    • The child was remarkably imaginative: She


    created an entire city filled with fairies, princes
    and princesses by using story books, figurines
    and coffee tables.
    The colon
    A punctuation mark most commonly
    used before a series of items,
    explanations or long quotations.
    Look at the following sentences and identify the
    punctuation.

    • Juanita, Fran, Billy are the best


    soccer players in the school.

    • Since we are friends, I want you to


    come to my birthday party.
    The Comma

    A punctuation mark used


    to separate structures in
    a sentence.
    • Hey!

    • Ouch! That hurt.

    • Wow! That was an exciting


    movie.
    The exclamation
    Point/Mark

    A punctuation mark used to


    show strong emotions.
    • What?

    • This is good, isn’t it?

    • How far is it to the grocery store?


    The question mark

    A punctuation mark put at the end


    of a word, phrase, or a sentence
    that asks a question
    • “Quick!” I said, “We’ve got to get
    someplace safe.”

    • “The Titan’s Curse” is my favourite


    book in The Percy Jackson Series.
    Quotations Marks

    The punctuation marks mainly used


    to show the beginnings and end of
    quoted speech or written works.
    • In the winter, we usually go skiing; when
    summer comes, we head for the beach.

    • The class voted a road through the


    Petroglyph National Monument;
    nevertheless, the developer continues to
    try and change the vote.
    The semicolon

    A punctuation mark used in


    specific instances as an alternative
    for a comma or period.
    En dashes (–) are longer than hyphens
    but shorter than em dashes; they also
    have the fewest uses. They are
    primarily used in ranges of numbers,
    such as 5:00–6:00 p.m. or 50–75
    guests.

    An em dash (—) is the longest of the


    dashes. In general, it causes the
    reader to stop in their tracks. A single
    em dash at the end of a clause draws
    focus to what follows it.

    Example:

    Anna dug around in the drawer until


    she found what she was looking for —
    an ornate old key.
    A hyphen (-) is
    the shortest of
    these marks. Its
    use is for
    connecting two
    words. This is
    useful:

    Example:
    That article was a
    real eye-opener.
    1. I bought many things a carpet some coffee a tea set a pencil and a mat

    2. Some people work best in the mornings others do better in the evenings

    3. What are you doing next weekend

    4. Mother had to go into hospital she had heart problems

    5. Did you understand why I was upset

    6. It is a fine idea let us hope that it is going to work

    7. John my best friend is the schools head prefect

    8. A textbook can be a wall between teacher and class

    9. The girls father sat in a corner

    10. In the words of Murphys Law Anything that can go wrong will go wrong

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