Name: ______Period: ______Date: ______

Sentences and Punctuation

(Kinds of Sentences/Periods and Other End Marks/Apostrophes)

Kinds of Sentences (Chapter 1, Lesson 6)

A sentence can be used to make a statement, to ask a question, to make a request or give a command, or to show strong feelings.

There are four kinds of sentences:

1.  ______- makes a statement; always ends in a period.

2.  ______- asks a question; always ends with a question mark.

3.  ______- tells or asks someone to do something; usually ends with a period but may end with an exclamation point.

4.  ______- shows strong feeling; always ends with an exclamation point.

Examples:

·  I went to the dance. ______

·  Did you go to the dance? ______

·  You will dance with me. ______

·  I love to dance! ______

Periods and Other End Marks (Chapter 11, Lesson 1)

Periods:

·  Use a period ______. A declarative sentence makes a statement.

·  Use a period ______. An imperative sentence gives a command. Some imperative sentences express excitement or emotion and therefore end with exclamation points.

·  Use a period ______. An indirect question reports what a person asked without using the person’s exact words.

Question Marks:

·  Use a question mark ______. An interrogative sentence asks a question.

Exclamation Points:

·  Use an exclamation point ______. An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling.

·  Use an exclamation point ______

______.

Other Uses for Periods:

·  Use a period ______.

Common Abbreviations and Initials
Abbreviations
sec. second / Thur. Thursday / lb. pound / gal. gallon
min. minute / Pres. President / hr. hour / mo. month
St. Street / Feb. February / yr. year / in. inch
Initials
R.N. registered nurse / P.M. post meridiem (after noon)
B.A. bachelor of arts / M.D. doctor of medicine
P.O. post office / R.K.S. Rebecca Kate Simmons
Abbreviations Without Periods
CIA Central Intelligence Agency / mph miles per hour
VCR videocassette recorder / cm centimeter
CA California / mm millimeter

·  Use a period ______.

Outline
Uses for Codes
I. Use in wartime
A. World War I
B. World War II
II. Industrial uses
A. To protect new methods
B. To protect consumers’ privacy / List
Communication Codes
1. Braille
2. American Sign Language
3. Egyptian hieroglyphics
4. Mayan hieroglyphics
5. Morse code
6. Semaphore

Apostrophes (Chapter 11, Lesson 7)

Apostrophes in Possessives:

·  Use an apostrophe to form ______

______.

o  For a singular noun, add ‘s even if the word ends in s.

§  Becky’s bike

o  For plural nouns that end in s, add only an apostrophe.

§  the girls’ code

o  For plural nouns that do not end in s, add ‘s.

§  the men’s room

Apostrophes in Contractions:

·  Use apostrophes ______.

I am ______

They are ______

You will ______

Apostrophes in Plurals:

·  Use an apostrophe and s ____________

______.

Cross your t’s.

How many 5’s are in the answer?

The speaker used too many um’s.

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