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1. Punctuation Marks When to Use Them?

2. Table of contents 01 03 02 What are punctuation marks? Punctuation marks Activities

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4. I like cooking my family and my dog I like cooking, my family and my dog Let’s eat grandma! Let’s eat, grandma! It’s not the same

5. As we have seen, expressions change according to the punctuation marks we use, but what are punctuation marks? They are simply graphic marks or signs that are neither letters nor numbers , which help to make sense of a written text, they help to make it read and interpreted correctly Punctuation marks

6. Types of punctuation marks 1. Punctuation marks 2. Auxiliary signs, which have various functions and are well known, for example: slash /, brace {}, hyphen - _, asterisk *, etc. According the Oxford Dictionary, punctuation marks are a sign or mark used in writing to divide sentences and phrases. There’s two types:

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8. What are the punctuation marks? The punctuation marks are: comma, period, ellipsis, quotation marks, question and exclamation marks, parentheses, semicolon, semicolon, dash, colon and brackets . Let's get to know them! Punctuation marks will help us to make the reading and interpretation of a text more comprehensive, coherent and orderly

9. Comma The comma is used to give further explanation in a sentence: Juan, the blacksmith, closed his store early. It is also used to list different elements in a sentence: Matias' mom bought alfajores, soda, and napkins for the school picnic ,

10. Semi colon It is also used to enumerate , but only in sentences that are more complex and already involve commas: My old dog; with big, hairy paws; his eyes, with poor vision It is used to give meaning to sentences that are independent but related to each other: We traveled by boat; on an amazing evening ;

11. ? Question marks mark the end of a question : How are you doing today? Interrogation and exclamation marks Exclamation marks express an emotion or an expression : H ow beautiful! How sad! !

12. Quotation marks The main function of quotation marks in a text is to mark when quotations are used : The presenter said: "Good evening America". Also to highlight a word or phrase within a sentence: "Private" life does not exist right now “ ”

13. One that indicates the end of a sentence within a paragraph of text, but the continuation of the sentence in the text In this case there are different types of periods: Period Another one that indicates the end of a concept in a given paragraph and the beginning of a new one where a new idea is expressed End period: is the point that expresses the end of the text .

14. Suspension points … They can also be used to generate doubt or mystery : We will have to wait... the judge has the last word . And to complete sentences : You can imagine what I think... The suspension points have the same function as the word etcetera: I went to the store and bought bananas, pears, apples…

15. : We use a colon to introduce a list , a quotation or speech or to introduce an explanation of the preceding clause. Please bring the following items: a pen, paper, and a calculator Colon

16. ( ) Parentheses appear in a text when it is necessary to make a certain clarification or to share relevant additional information : The teacher worked for many years at the school (2003-2023) ; I met the saleswoman (the woman who helped me choose my graduation dress) at the subway station Parentheses

17. [ ] Brackets are used when a textual quotation is very long and a c ertain part of it is omitted . "Neuroscience allows the brain to develop in a positive way if we know how to send information [...], so as a teacher I have to train myself to help my students build new learning." Brackets

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19. Complete the paragraph with the appropriate punctuation marks Saturday was my birthday as I didn't have a watch I asked a lady passing by on the street what time it was she told me it was 8:15pm uh I'm late for dinner surely my friends my family my co-workers and my boyfriend will be waiting for me anxiously , ; ¡! ¿? “ ” . … ( ) [ ] -