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PunctuationPunctuationmarksaresignslikefullstops,commasandapostrophes.Theydividewordsintogroupsandactlikesignposts,makingwritingeasiertofollow.MakingsenseWritingneedspunctuationinordertomakesense.Now,trycomparingthesetwoversionsofthesamepassage.whatsupsaidEdbrakinghardhaveyouseenthatmonkeyKateaskeditsverynaughtyEdlookedaroundthereweremonkeyseverywherewheredidtheycomefromheaskedIhavenoideasaidKate

Thisversionhasnopunctuation.Now,trycomparingthesetwoversionsofthesamepassage“What'sup?”saidEd,brakinghard,“Haveyouseenthatmonkey?”Kateasked.“It'sverynaughty.'”Edlookedaround,Thereweremonkeyseverywhere.“Wheredidtheycomefrom?”heasked,“Ihavenoidea!”saidKate

Thisversionhasbeenpunctuated.PlacestopauseSomepunctuationmarksshowyouwheretopauseinyourreading.Theypointouttheplaceswhereyoumighttakeabreathifyouwerereadingaloud.Edwardateabanana,apearandalarge,crunchygreenapple.Thenhefellasleep.,,.fullstopsmarkalongerbreakcommasshowashortpause.PointsofviewPunctuationmarkscangivehelpfulcluesaboutthewriter'sideas.It'sfinished?!.Afullstopshowsthatthisisastatement.Aquestionmarkindicatesaquestion.It'sfinishedIt'sfinishedAnexclamationmarkexpressessurpriseordelight.PunctuationmarksThesearemainpunctuationmarksusedinwrittenEnglish:Fullstopsgoattheendofasentencetoshowthatitisfinished.Theymarktheplacewhereyouwouldprobablytakeabreathifyouwerereadingaloud.

UsingfullstopsHewearsawatchonhiswrist.statementendinginafullstopFullstopsinsentencesSharonisagoodreader.Sheusescluestohelpherread..fullstopfollowedbyasinglespaceSShortenedwordsFebruaryNofullstopneededFeb.noticelabellistFullstopsgoattheendofasentencetoshowthatitisfinished.Theymarktheplacewhereyouwouldprobablytakeabreathifyouwerereadingaloud.

Questionmarksgoattheendofasentencethatasksaquestion.Theyshowtheplacewhereyouwouldprobably

liftyourvoicealittleifyouwerereadingaloud.

UsingquestionmarksWhatdidRoydonextWehavenoidea.Spottingquestions?W?questionmarkfollowedbyasinglespace1.WhereisJoe2.IsMrs.Bruceoutside3.Dodonkeyslikeapples??Questionmarksgoattheendofasentencethatasksaquestion.Theyshowtheplacewhereyouwouldprobablyliftyourvoicealittleifyouwerereadingaloud.

QuestiontagsRhetoricalquestionsMrs.Bruceisoutside,isn'tshestatement?questiontagWillheeverremembertoshutthedoor?Couldshelookanylovelier?WhydoIbother?ExclamationsExclamationmarksgoattheendofanexclamaion,aninterjectionoracommand.Theyarealsousedtoaddemphasistoasentence.

Youcheated!surprisejoyangerpainfearHe'sintrouble!Iwin!InterjectionsExclamationmarksgoattheendofanexclamaion,aninterjectionoracommand.Theyarealsousedtoaddemphasistoasentence.

Hey!Situpproperly!Ouch!CommandsWatchout!AddingemphasisWhentheyopenedthetreasurechest,itwascompletelyempty!UsewithcareExclamationmarksgoattheendofanexclamaion,aninterjectionoracommand.Theyarealsousedtoaddemphasistoasentence.

ThepartywasfantasticIwishyou'dbeenthereWehadsomuchfun!!!CommasinlistsCommasseperateawordoragroupofwordsfromtherestofthesentence.Theyshowtheplacewhereyouwouldpauseveryslightlyifyouwerereadingaloud.

Weneedpaperscissorspensglueandstring.,,,Eachitemisfollowedbyacomma.'and'linksthelasttwowords.Commaswith'and'Commasseperateawordoragroupofwordsfromtherestofthesentence.Theyshowtheplacewhereyouwouldpauseveryslightlyifyouwerereadingaloud.

Philiporderdsoup,chips,curry,andchocolateicecream,commaneededhere.CommaswithconjuctionsCommasseperateawordoragroupofwordsfromtherestofthesentence.Theyshowtheplacewhereyouwouldpauseveryslightlyifyouwerereadingaloud.

,firststatementIcametoseeyouyouwereout.butsecondstatementcommaconjunctionTheseconjuctionsoftenhaveacommainfrontofthem:Commasseperateawordoragroupofwordsfromtherestofthesentence.Theyshowtheplacewhereyouwouldpauseveryslightlyifyouwerereadingaloud.

butorwhileyetnorsoRobertwantstobeanengineer,hestudiessciencehard.Robertwantstobeanengineer,hestudiessciencehard.so√×CommasandintroductionsCommasseperateawordoragroupofwordsfromtherestofthesentence.Theyshowtheplacewhereyouwouldpauseveryslightlyifyouwerereadingaloud.

,introductionLastweekOscarbakedanamazingcake.mainactioncommamarksapauseShowingspeechWhenyouwritedownsomeone'swords,youusespeechmarks(quotationmarks)toshowwherethewordsbeginandend.Speechinsidespeechmarksiscalleddirectspeech.

“openingquotationmarkexclamationmarkbeforetheclosingquotationmark

closingquotationmark”Let'sgoforaride.saidMolly.GreatideaRolandreplied.!”“Who'sspeaking?Whenyouwritedownsomeone'swords,youusespeechmarks(quotationmarks)toshowwherethewordsbeginandend.Speechinsidespeechmarksiscalleddirectspeech.

commabeforetheopeningquotationmarklowercaseletter“Shallwegotothepond?”askedPeter.Mollyyelled“Lookatme!”,InterruptedspeechWhenyouwritedownsomeone'swords,youusespeechmarks(quotationmarks)toshowwherethewordsbeginandend.Speechinsidespeechmarksiscalleddirectspeech.

nocapitalletteratthestartoftheinterruptedspeechcommaafterclauseexplainingwho'ssp