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Ellen Connor Click to edit Master subtitle style 2nd Grade Language Arts
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Types of Punctuation
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Period
Rule: Use at the end of a complete sentence.
Example: I went to the store for groceries.
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Comma
Rule: Use a comma to separate words or
items in a list.
state.
Example: 5/4/12
Question Mark
Rule: Use a question mark only after a direct
question.
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Exclamation Point
Rule: Use the exclamation point to show
emphasis or excitement.
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Quotation Marks
Rule: Use quotation marks to set off a direct
quotation.
asked.
quotation marks.
Example: I dont want to go to school today,
Alan said.
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Colon
Rule: Use the colon after a complete sentence
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Parenthesis
Rule: Use parenthesis to enclose words or
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Apostrophe
Rule: Use the apostrophe when combining two
words. It is always placed in the spot where the letter(s) have been removed.
Friday.
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Semicolon
Practice
. The teacher asked him to sit next to her__ They don__t have school on Saturday. , She was born on April 30th __ 1990. :
Dear Mrs. White__
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Practice
! I pulled my own tooth out__ , , He has two notebooks__ three books__ four , , pencils __one box of crayons__and one eraser in his desk.
They helped color Katie__s project.
Practice
__Will you play with me during recess? __ Anna asked. :
For my birthday, I had __ cake, ice cream,
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Practice
Will you be my partner during gym? time __
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References
Pictures on Slides: 6,7,8 Clipart Information on Slides: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12
http://www.grammarbook.com/english_rules.a sp
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