
L5E - Punctuation
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Ana Romero
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Punctuation
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Effective punctuation is the best way of controlling the way your reader interprets your text.
If you use punctuation correctly you can control the pace of your story, create tension, and even make certain things sound slower or faster.
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Commas
Encapsulate extra information
Before coordinating conjunctions or after dependent clauses (when our sentences starts with them)
CITY, STATE, COUNTRY
DAY, MONTH #, YEAR
When we have more than one adjective before a single noun
To separate names from the rest of the sentence when we're talking to a person directly
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Multiple Choice
Before I learned to keep score I didn't understand bowling.
Before I learned, to keep score I didn't understand bowling.
Before I learned to keep score, I didn't understand bowling.
Before, I learned to keep score I didn't understand bowling.
Before I, learned to keep score, I didn't understand bowling.
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Mr. Ogletree, a fourth grade math teacher, went to the Tech game and had a good time.
Mr. Ogletree a fourth grade math teacher went to the Tech game and had a good time.
Mr. Ogletree, a fourth grade math teacher, went to the Tech game, and had a good time.
Mr. Ogletree a fourth grade math teacher went to the Tech game and had a good time.
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct sentence:
Jimmy shouted, “See you at the game!”
Jimmy shouted “See you at the game!”
Jimmy shouted, “See you at the game"!
Jimmy shouted see you at the game!
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Multiple Choice
Choose the sentence that has the comma in the correct place.
Yes I am in that class.
Yes, I am in that class.
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Multiple Choice
Choose the sentence that has the comma in the correct place.
Isn't today your birthday, Tim?
Isn't, today your birthday Tim?
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Multiple Choice
Choose the sentence that has the comma in the correct place.
We aren't going, are we?
We aren't, going are we?
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Multiple Choice
Choose the sentence that has the comma in the correct place.
No, I do not like broccoli.
No I do not, like broccoli.
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
Which has the correct comma placement?
Dear Grandma
Dear, Grandma,
Dear, Grandma
Dear Grandma,
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
Let's eat grandma!
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Semi-colon
Between items in a list or series when the items contain commas (eg. I was told to bring my red jacket, the one you gave me; my hiking boots and laces; and my courage.)
To join two independent clauses when we don't have a conjunction (eg. He loves his dog; she is allergic to animals)
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct answer.
It's my; mum's birthday she is 46 years old.
It's my mum's birthday; she is 46 years old.
It's my mum's; birthday She is 46 years old.
It's my mum's birthday, she is 46 years old,
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct answer.
Tom was very clever and worked hard; he deserved to pass all his tests.
Tom was very clever; and worked hard he deserved to pass all his tests.
Tom was very clever and worked hard he deserved to pass; all his tests.
Tom was very clever and worked hard he deserved to pass all his tests,
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct answer.
The wedding invitations, have all been sent out; two hundred guests are expected.
The wedding invitations; have all been sent out two hundred guests are expected?
The wedding invitations have all been sent out two hundred guests; are expected.
The wedding invitations have all been sent out; two hundred guests are expected.
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct answer.
John; opened the drawer it was empty.
John opened the drawer; it was empty.
John, opened the drawer it was empty.
John? opened the drawer it was empty.
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct answer.
Alex bought a toy car he played with it as soon as he got home.
Alex bought a toy car, he played with it as soon as he got home.
Alex bought a toy car? He played with it as soon as he got home.
Alex bought a toy car; he played with it as soon as he got home.
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct sentence.
The door swung open: a masked figure strode in.
The door swung open, a masked figure strode in.
The door swung open; a masked figure strode in.
The door swung open a masked figure strode in.
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