Punctuation

Punctuation is actually a subset of grammar, but in order to break the task of learning down into more do-able parts, we will treat it separately.

We recommend you take yourself through a web-based tutorial if you are not sure about punctuation. Here are some choices (and you can also look at the tutorials under "Grammar ").

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Here is a kinesthetic way of teaching punctuation. It is kid-tested and it works! []

**Punctuation Marks** The period is a busy man. A small round traffic cop. He blocks the helter-skelter words And brings them to a stop. The question mark's a tiny girl, She's small but very wise; She asks too many questions For a person of her size. Of all the punctuation folk, I like the comma best. For when I'm getting out of breath He lets me take a rest. Quotation marks are curious. When friendly talk begins You'll always find these little marks Are busy listening in. The exclamation mark's an elf, Who is easily excited. When children laugh or cry or scream It's then he's most delighted.

Whenever you come to the end of a thought, You sign it off with a polka dot.


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