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Punctuation marks help create sentence structure and allow an idea to be clearly expressed.

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Punctuation marks help create sentence structure and allow an idea to be clearly expressed. Sentences and paragraphs need punctuation to convey cohesive and senseful thoughts.

See the fact file below for more information on the punctuation or alternatively, you can download our 28-page Punctuation worksheet pack to utilise within the classroom or home environment.

Key Facts & Information

SENTENCE ENDERS

  • Punctuation Mark: Period (.)
  • Use:
    • To signify the end of a declarative sentence that has a complete thought
    • To signify the end of abbreviations
  • Example:
    • Jane and John left for school.
    • I used to live on Cornelia St. two years ago.
  • Punctuation Mark: Question Mark (?)
  • Use:
    • To indicate the end of an interrogative sentence
  • Example:
    • When are you going to come home?
  • Punctuation Mark: Exclamation Point (!)
  • Use:
    • To signify the end of an exclamatory sentence
    • To express emphasis
  • Example:
    • I am so excited you are finally here!
    • I told you to go down so many times!

PAUSES

  • Punctuation Mark: Comma (,)
  • Use:
    • To address someone directly
    • Separate individual elements from each other
    • To separate clauses joined by a conjunction
  • Example:
    • Happy birthday, John!
    • I’m going to buy chocolates, soap, and water.
    • I was heading home, but then I remembered I left my books at school.
  • Punctuation Mark: Semicolon (;)
  • Use:
    • To connect independent clauses that are not joined by conjunctions
  • Example:
    • He knew I was right; he just doesn’t want to admit it.
  • Punctuation Mark: Colon (:)
  • Use:
    • Introduce quotations, examples, or a series
    • To connect independent clauses wherein the succeeding one is an explanation of the first emphasis
  • Example:
    • She ate 3 flavors: milk, coffee, and taro.
    • I chose to stay in my dirty clothes: I was already late for my first class.
    • She had one dream: travel the world.

GROUPINGS

  • Punctuation Mark: Brackets []
  • Use:
    • To explain further, or provide clarity
    • To indicate the alterations a word needs
    • To contain a group of words that have a parenthesis
  • Example:
    • The [speech] center was very helpful to children.
    • She is us[ing] her cellphone.
    • Jane and John have better speech (They’ve been meeting with a speech-language pathologist [SLP] to help them.)
  • Punctuation Mark: Braces {}
  • Use:
    • To set off any l information that fall under the same category
  • Example:
    • Choose a paint color {orange, pink, yellow} to paint the wall
  • Punctuation Mark: Parentheses ()
  • Use:
    • to contain supplemental information in a sentence.
  • Example:
    • Jane and John (who go to the same school) have similar projects due tomorrow.

UNIQUE PUNCTUATION MARKS

  • Punctuation Mark: Apostrophe (‘)
  • Use:
    • To indicate omission of a letter
    • To indicate possession
    • Plural cases of numbers, letters, symbols, and more
  • Example:
    • I’m going out to eat.
    • My sister’s bag is very pretty.
    • The Q&A’s time was extended.
  • Punctuation Mark: Quotation marks (“ ”)
  • Use:
    • To mark the beginning and end of quoted statements.
  • Example:
    • “I’ll meet you at the gate in 20 minutes,” mom said.
  • Punctuation Mark: Ellipsis (…)
  • Use:
    • To indicate an omission of a certain statement, series, or phrase
  • Example:
    • She counted, “1,2,3…” until 10.
  • Punctuation Mark: En dash/Em dash (-/—)
  • Use:
    • to indicate a range, differentiations, or connections
    • Used in place of a comma, colon, or parenthesis.
  • Example:
    • I was a student here from 2015-2019.
    • She gave him her answer — No!
  • Punctuation Mark: Hyphen (-)
  • Use:
    • to join two or more words together to form one word
  • Example:
    • I’m only a part-time worker.

Punctuation Worksheets

This is a fantastic bundle which includes everything you need to know about the punctuation across 28 in-depth pages. These are ready-to-use Punctuation worksheets that are perfect for teaching students about the punctuation which marks help create sentence structure and allow an idea to be clearly expressed. Sentences and paragraphs need punctuation to convey cohesive and senseful thoughts.

Complete List Of Included Worksheets

  • Punctuation Facts
  • Trial and Error
  • Pick Me
  • The Boat is Sinking
  • Autocorrect
  • Time Capsule
  • The Exposition
  • The Gap
  • Trial and Error
  • Labels
  • Identifiers

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Use With Any Curriculum

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