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END MARKS .!?

END MARKS .!?. By: Riley and Jesse 8h . THE PERIOD . A period is used at the end of three types of sentences: Declarative sentence Imperative sentence Indirect questions . DECLARITIVE SENTENCE.

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END MARKS .!?

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  1. END MARKS .!? By: Riley and Jesse 8h

  2. THE PERIOD • A period is used at the end of three types of sentences: • Declarative sentence • Imperative sentence • Indirect questions

  3. DECLARITIVE SENTENCE • Is a sentence thatmakes a statement. It’s the kind of sentence you use whenyouwant to tell something. • Ex. Mybrotherdeliversnewspapers.

  4. Imperative sentence • A sentence asking or tellingsomeone to do something. • EX. Please close the door.

  5. INDIRECT QUESTION • An indirect question is the part of a statementthat tells whatsomeoneasked, but thatdoes not give the exact words of the personwhoasked the question. • EX. Sheasked us whetherwelikestrawberries. • ( Do NOT use a question mark in a indirect question .)

  6. Whatkind of sentence wouldthisbe • Pass me the salsa. • Imparative sentence • Mymotherasked me to take the garbage out. • Indirect Question • I took the garbage out whileeating salsa. • Declaritive sentence

  7. The period • Periods are alsousedafter an abbreviation or after an initial. • Examples: Mr. Mrs. • Periods are left out in someabbreviations. • Examples: • RCMP FM radio

  8. The period • Periods are also used in between numerals to separate dollars and cents. • EX. $18.90 • $20.00

  9. QUESTION MARK • Use a question mark at the end of an interrogative sentence • An interrogative sentence is a sentence thatasks a question. • EX. has anyoneseenmy dog? • The above sentence gives the exact words of the personwhoasked the question. It iscalled a direct question. A question mark isusedonlywith a direct question.

  10. Exclamation Point • Use an exclamation point at the end of a exclamatory sentence . • EX. Tim, look out!

  11. EXCLAMATION POINT • Use an exclamation point after an interjection or afteranyotherexclamatory expression. • An interjection is a word or group of wordsused to express strong feeling. It maybe a real word or simply a group of lettersused to represent a sound. It is one of the eight parts of speech. • EX. Hurrah! Wow!

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