Punctuation Pairs

What punctuation comes in pairs?

• Periods and Commas

• Parentheses and Exclamation marks

• Question marks and Quotation marks

• Quotation marks and Parentheses

What do quotation marks show?

• A sentence has finished.

• Someone is talking.

• The sentence was good.

• Show who is speaking.

Quotation marks...

• Open and close a quote

• Tell the reader who is speaking.

• Provide extra information to help clarify something.

• End a sentence.

What is a dialogue tag?

• A direct quote

• Shows who is speaking.

Where do you place end punctuation marks at when using quotation marks?

• Inside the quotation marks

• Outside the quotation marks

What do parentheses do?

• Provide extra information

• tells the reader who is speaking

• look good in a sentence

Find the correct sentence below.

• "Trying to be cool is exhausting," said the new bird.

• "Trying to be cool is exhausting, said the new bird.

• "Trying to be cool is exhausting", said the new bird.

• "Trying to be cool is exhausting, said the new bird."

 

Find the correct sentence below.

• Even Mr. Todd noticed the ring. "What's that you've got there"? he asked Judy.

• "Even Mr. Todd noticed the ring. What's that you've got there? he asked Judy."

• Even Mr. Todd noticed the ring. "What's that you've got there?" he asked Judy.

• Even Mr. Todd noticed the ring. "What's that you've got there? he asked Judy."

Find the correct sentence below.

• Gorillas eat mainly plants (leaves, vines, stems and fruit.

• Gorillas eat mainly plants (spiders, ants, grasshoppers) and fruit.

• Gorillas eat mainly plants (leaves, vines, stems) and fruit.

• Gorillas eat (mainly plants leaves, vines, stems) and fruit.

Find the correct sentence below.

• At some point in its life cycle, an insect has three parts to its body (head, thorax, abdomen) and six jointed legs.

• At some point in its life cycle, an insect has three parts to its body (head, thorax, abdomen and six jointed legs.

• At some point in its life cycle, an insect has three parts to its body and six jointed legs.

• At some point it its life cycle, an insect has three parts to its body (head thorax, abdomen) and six jointed legs.