punctuation Flashcards
A statement (declarative) is followed by a
period
A question (interrogative) is followed by a
question mark
A request or command (imperative) is followed by a
period
An exclamation (exclamatory) is followed by an
exclamation point
Initials and abbreviations are followed by
periods
Use commas to separate ____ or more items written in a series.
three
Use commas to separate items in ____ and _____.
dates, addresses
On September 22, 1776, Nathan Hale was hanged as a spy.
Grandmother lives at 250 Oak Drive, Northport, Alabama.
Use commas after ___ and ___ at the beginning of a sentence.
yes, no
Use commas to set off words of _______
direct address
Use commas after the greeting of a friendly letter and after the closing of any letter.
Dear Mom,
Yours truly,
Items separated by commas
Words in a series Items in dates and addresses Yes and No at the beginning of a sentence words used in direct address greeting of a friendly letter closing of any letter
Commas are not needed in a series if all of the items are joined with and.
California and Oregon and Washington border the Pacific Ocean.
What does the first word of a direct quotation begin with?
a capital letter
What comes right in front of a direct quotation?
a comma
How many pairs of quotation marks are used with each direct quotation?
1
