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!
Mark
Exclamation point
Name
Purpose/Function
.
Period
:
Colon
3. Think about how you might use a punctuation mark to express who you are. Then complete the sentence frame below:
I identify myself as a _________________because______________________. (punctuation mark)
4. Use the Common Proofreading Marks to self-edit your current draft. Share your edited draft in your next writing group meeting.
Common Proofreading Marks
End mark used to indicate a command or excited remark
End mark that ends a declarative sentence
?
Question mark
End mark that indicates a question
,
Comma
Mark that indicates a pause
;
Semicolon
Mark that indicates a pause between two complete thoughts
Mark that precedes a list
--
Dash
Mark that indicates more text is to follow
()
Parentheses
Marks that surround text that is not essential to the sentence
“”
Quotation marks
Mark that surrounds direct quotations
/
Slash or diagonal
Mark that indicates a line break in poetry
Proofreading Symbol
Explanation
Example
Insert a comma.
My cat has one white paw two brown paws, and one brown and white paw.
Insert an apostrophe or a single quotation mark.
Her mothers job involves a lot of travel.
Insert double quotation marks.
Have you read the poem, My
Father’s Son?
‘‘
‘‘
Add a period.
The roses are in bloomO.
Begin a new paragraph.
“Where will you be at 5?” I asked. “On the bus home,” she replied.
5. Review the grammar topics on the Editor’s/ Writer’s Checklist graphic organizer and highlight the concepts in the first column that are unfamiliar to you. Take notes on grammar rules and copy sample sentences from published writers into the graphic organizer to refer to when you edit your next draft.
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