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End Marks

End Marks. By: Marlijne , Danielle and Anna . End marks are periods, exclamation points and question marks. These are the only things that can finish a sentence. . PERIOD. …. How to use a period. You use a period : At the end of a declarative sentence

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End Marks

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  1. End Marks By: Marlijne, Danielle and Anna

  2. End marks are periods, exclamation points and question marks. These are the onlythingsthatcan finish a sentence.

  3. PERIOD …

  4. How to use a period You use a period: • At the end of a declarative sentence • At the end of an imperative sentence • At the end of an indirect sentence

  5. Declarative sentence • A declarative sentence is a sentence thatmakes a statement. It is a sentence you use whenyouwant to tell something. • Ex: Joe has a girlylaugh.

  6. Most of the time a declaritive sentence isshortened to one or twowords, especiallywhenanswering a question. • Ex: Where ismystraightener? My room.

  7. Imperative sentence • An imperative sentence is a sentence thatasks or tells someone to do dosomething. • Ex: Go throwthatawayplease.

  8. Whenan imperativesentence also expresses excitement or emotion, an exclamation point isusedafter it. • Ex: Getlost!

  9. Indirect question • An indirect question is the part of a statementthat tells whatsomeoneasked, but it doesn’tgive the excactwords of the person whoasked the question. • Ex: Myteacherasked me if I did all mywork.

  10. But rememberperiods are not onlyusedat the end of a sentence. You canalso use themafter an initial or abbreviation. • Ex: Mydentistis Dr. R. Wade. • Ex: Etc.

  11. And whenmaking an outline or a list. • Ex: • A. Painters • B. European • C. Vincent Van Gogh

  12. And in between dollars and cents and to seperateunits. • Ex: I paid $25.99 for this sweater.

  13. QUESTION MARK ???

  14. How to use a question mark • You use a question mark: • At the end of an interrogative sentence.

  15. Interrogative Sentence • An interrogative sentence is a sentence thatasks a question. • Ex: Didyousee the HungerGames? • This is a direct question, because it gives the exact words of the person whoasked the question.

  16. EXCLAMATION POINT !!!

  17. How to use an exclamation point • You use an exclamation point: • At the end of an exclamatory sentence. • After an interjection.

  18. Exclamatory sentence • An exclamatory sentence is a sentence that expresses strongemotion. • Ex: We’re over!

  19. Interjection • An interjection is a word or group of wordsused to express strong feelings. • Ex: Watch out! • Ex: Yay!

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