Use
punctuation
at the
end of your sentences! |
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Punctuation marks
are exciting to use! |
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It's
as easy as...1, 2, 3!
We use a
punctuation
mark
for many reasons. |
It
shows where a sentence ends and another begins. |
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It separates ideas. |
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It gives the reader a chance to pause between sentences. |
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It helps us to understand writing. |
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An
exclamation
point
is a type
of
punctuation mark. |
It looks like this  |
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It is used at the end of an
exclamation
sentence. |
Your voice sounds very
excited when you read a
sentence that has an
exclamation point! |
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An
exclamation point
is
used at the
end
of a sentence that shows strong feeling! |
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A
sentence with an
exclamation point
can
show anger, fright, surprise,
happiness,
or other strong feeling. |
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Use
exclamation
points
sparingly!
Keep them
for your most important and exciting sentences. |
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Can
you think of a time when you felt anger, fright,
happiness, or other strong feeling?
Here are examples of sentences that show excitement. |
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Hooray, it's my birthday
today! |
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Run faster Tweety, run
faster!
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Yikes, get that spider
away from me! |
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Wow, those fireworks are
colorful! |
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Check
it out!
When writing an exclamation sentence think about
these things. |
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Your sentence should
show strong feeling or excitement. |
You should use
exclamation
points
only when they
are really
needed. |
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