The document discusses the importance and rules of punctuation to improve readability and comprehension in writing. It covers types of punctuation such as periods, commas, question marks, exclamation points, quotation marks, colons, parentheses, and apostrophes, providing rules and examples for their correct usage. The document also includes practice exercises to reinforce understanding of punctuation principles.

1. Why do we need punctuation?
 Punctuationallows theauthorswriting to beeasy to
read and understandable for thereader.

2. Types of Punctuation
Period Comma Colon
Question
Mark
Quotation
Marks
Exclamation
Point
Parenthesis Apostrophe

3. Period
 Rule: Useat theend of a completesentence.
 Example: I went to the store forgroceries.
 Rule: Useat theend of an indirect question.
 Example: He asked where the milkwas.

4. 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 East Lansing,Michigan.
 Rule: Use a comma to separate the day of the month from
the year.
 Example: He was born on August 4th,1990.
 Rule: Useacomma to separate twoadjectives (describing
words) when the word and can be inserted betweenthem.
 Example: She was a young, beautifuldog. ,

5. Question Mark
 Rule: Useaquestion mark onlyafteradirect question.
 Example: Will you come overafterschool?

6. Exclamation Point
 Rule: Use theexclamation point toshowemphasisor
excitement.
 Summer is in threemonths!

7. Quotation Marks
 Rule: Usequotation marks tosetoff a direct quotation.
 Example:“What isyour favoritecolor?” she asked.
 Rule: Periodsand commasalwaysgo insidequotation
marks.
 Example: “I don’t want togo to school today,” Alan said.

8. Colon
 Rule: Use thecolonafteracompletesentence to
introduce a list ofitems.
 Example: On my trip I will bring: clothes, a pillow, a
sleeping bag, a toothbrush, and my teddybear.
 Rule: Use thecolonafter thegreeting of the person’s
name in a businessletter.
 Example: Dear Mr. Smith:

9. Parenthesis
 Rule: Use parenthesis toenclosewordsor figures that
clarifyorare used as an aside.
 Example: He received one hundred and fiftypoints
(150)on his mathproject.

10. Apostrophe
 Rule: Use the apostrophe when combining two words.
It is always placed in the spot where the letter(s) have
been removed.
 Example: She’s (she is) only allowed candy onFriday.
 Rule: Use theapostrophe toshow possession. Place the
apostrophe before thes.
 Example: They found Ms. Connor’sgloves.
’

11. Test Your Knowledge
 Afterreading theexample, place the proper
punctuation in theblank.
 Remember the 7 types of punctuationinclude:
 Period
 Comma
 Question Mark
 Exclamation Point
 Quotation Marks
 Semicolon
 Parenthesis

12. Practice
 The teacher asked him to sit next to her .
Theydon ‘ t have school on Saturday.
 She was born on April 30th , 1990.
Dear Mrs. White :
 “ I don’t feel well today, ” Adam said.

13. Practice
 I pulled my own toothout_!_
 He has twonotebooks , three books , fourpencils
, one box of crayons , and one eraser in his desk.
 They helped color Katie ’ sproject.
 I ate four brownies today.

14. Practice
 “ Will you play with me during recess? ” Anna asked.
 For my birthday, I had : cake, ice
cream, candy, pop, and snowcones.
 She is able tocount toone hundred and twenty(120_)
during math class.
 He lives in Lansing , Michigan.

15. Practice
 Will you be my partner during gym time?
 She had long , beautiful hair.

16. References
 Pictures on Slides: 6,7,8 Clipart
 Information on Slides: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12
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