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Punctuation

Punctuation . Cheryl M. Hamilton Grade 5. Lesson 30. You have already learned about punctuation such as commas, quotation marks, and end marks. Here are some other kinds of punctuation . Colon (:). A colon (:) is used to separate hours and minutes in expressions of time .

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Punctuation

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  1. Punctuation Cheryl M. Hamilton Grade 5

  2. Lesson 30 • You have already learned about punctuation such as commas, quotation marks, and end marks. • Here are some other kinds of punctuation.

  3. Colon (:) • A colon (:) is used to separate hours and minutes in expressions of time. • It is also used after the salutation in a business letter. • 12:00 p.m. and 9:35 a.m. • Dear Mr. Smith: and Sir:

  4. Hyphen (-) • A hyphen (-) is used in some compound words. • Two common uses are numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine and compound words that are thought of as one word. • a ten-year-old rider and thirty-five • a high-class club

  5. Semicolon (;) • A semicolon (;) can be used to join two independent clauses instead of a comma and a conjunction. • Ben practiced piano every day; he soon became an excellent player.

  6. Italics or Underlining • Italics or underlining is used for titles of books, newspapers, magazines, and works of art. • Because you cannot write italics, underline titles in your writing. • TheLos Angeles Times (newspaper) and Junior Scholastic (magazine) • The Los Angeles Times Junior Scholastic

  7. Dash (-) • A dash (—) sets off information or a comment that interrupts the flow of a sentence. • The shiny horn—the only new thing he had ever had—took his breath away.

  8. Let’s Get to Work!

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