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8 th Grade Bellringers 48-52

8 th Grade Bellringers 48-52. November 5-9. BR #48 November 5, 2012. Rule #1: Use a period at the end of a declarative sentence. A declarative sentence makes a statement. EX: Tractors perform many jobs on the farm. EX: I worked on a farm last summer.

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8 th Grade Bellringers 48-52

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  1. 8th Grade Bellringers 48-52 November 5-9

  2. BR #48November 5, 2012 • Rule #1: Use a period at the end of a declarative sentence. A declarative sentence makes a statement. • EX: Tractors perform many jobs on the farm. • EX: I worked on a farm last summer. • Rule #2: Use a period at the end of an imperative sentence that does not express strong feeling. An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request. • EX: Turn the key. • EX: Please start the motor.

  3. BR #49 November 6, 2012 • Punctuation Rule #3: Use a question mark at the end of an interrogative sentence. An interrogative sentence asks a question. • EX: When was the first tractor built? • Punctuation Rule #4: Use an exclamation point at the end of an exclamatory sentence or a strong imperative. An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling. • EX: What a powerful tractor that is! • EX: Get out of the way! • Punctuation Rule #5: Use an exclamation point at the end of an interjection. An interjection is a word or group of words that expresses strong emotion. • EX: Wow! My goodness! Hi! Hey! Hooray! Oh, boy! Oops! Phew!

  4. BR #50November 7, 2012 • Let’s Practice: • Write the last word of each sentence, and add the correct mark. Then write whether each sentence is declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory. • 1. Please tell me about the history of tractors • 2. Read about tractors in your book • 3. The first tractor was used in the 1870s • 4. Was this machine very large • 5. Could it haul and pull heavy loads • 6. What an amazing sight it must have been

  5. BR #51November 8, 2012 • Punctuation rule #6: Use commas to separate three or more items in a series. • EX: Cars, buses, and trucks clog city streets. • Punctuation rule #7: Use a comma to show a pause after an introductory word and to set off names used in direct address. • EX: Yes, most cities have few parking garages. • EX: Tony, are you going downtown?

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