5th grade Language Arts-ESL Ms.

Natina Roberts

What are the different types of punctuations?

Period Comma

Colon

Question Mark

Quotation Marks

Exclamation Point

Parenthesis Apostrophe

Period
| Rule: Use at the end of a complete sentence.
| Example: She decides to go to the store for groceries.

Comma

| Rule: Use a comma to separate words or items in a list.

| Example: She has two dogs, three cats, one bird, and five fish in her house.

| Rule: Use a comma to separate a city from its state.

| Example: I am from Atlanta, Georgia.

| Rule: Use a comma to separate the day of the month from the year.
| Example: She was born on February 5, 1986.

Question Mark
| Rule: Use a question mark only after a direct question.
| Example: Will you say something?

Exclamation Point
| Rule: Use the exclamation point to show emphasis or excitement.
| Example: I am very hungry!

Quotation Marks

| Rule: Use quotation marks to show what someone says.

| Example:What is your favorite color? she asked.

| Rule: Periods and commas always go inside quotation marks.

| Example: I would like a piece too, Alan said.

Colon
| Rule: Use the colon after a complete sentence to introduce a list of items.
| Example: On my trip I will bring: clothes, a pillow, a sleeping bag, a toothbrush, and my teddy bear.

| Rule: Use the colon after the greeting of the persons name in a business letter.
| Example: Dear Mr. Smith:

Parenthesis
| Rule: Use parenthesis to separate words or figures which explain the sentence in more detail.
| Example: The waiter received a fifty dollar ($50) tip. | Example: The woman orders a dozen (12) donuts.

Apostrophe

| Rule: Use the apostrophe when combining two words. It is always placed in the spot where the letter(s) have been removed.
| Example: Shes (she is) only allowed candy on Friday. | Example: She isnt (is not) allowed candy on Monday.

| Rule: Use the apostrophe to show possession. Place the apostrophe before the s.
| Example: They found Ms. Connors gloves.

Tom is hungry. He wants to eat breakfast before work. What should he do? Tom decides to go to the restaurant. He orders: five pancakes, a cup of orange juice, a cup of tea and a carton of milk. The waiter asks Tom if he wants something else. Tom says, I want a piece of cheese and a glass of water. Tom eats all his food and pays the bill. Wow! Tom says. He isnt hungry anymore. He is going to work now.

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Where does Tom go for breakfast?

B: A restaurant

50:50 A: He stays home

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B: A restaurant

C: His Aunts house

D: His friends house

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What is the end punctuation in the sentence, What should he do?

C: A question mark

50:50 A: A period

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B: Quotation marks

C: A question mark

D: A comma

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What is Tom feeling in the beginning of the story?

A: Hungry

50:50 A: Hungry B: Full

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C: Sleepy

D: Happy

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What does the word isnt really mean in the story?

D: Is not

50:50 A: Are not

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B: Has not D: is not

C: Was not

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Where does Tom go after breakfast?

B: To work

50:50 A: To sleep

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B: To work

C: To school

D: Shopping

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Which word from the story means a part of .

C: Piece

50:50 A: Decides

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B: Orders

C: Piece

D: Something

The end of todays Review!