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Today you are going to learn about punctuation an important part of English grammar.
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Grammar: Punctuation

Definition of punctuation.
  • Punctuation is:
  • everything in written language besides the actual letters or numbers
  • used to indicate the structure and organization of writing, as well as intonation and pauses to be observed when reading it aloud
Punctuation Types
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From YOUR Teacher: Punctuation

This is one of the most difficult things to learn in English.
Test: Grammar Punctuation

For each test question, you will be given a sentence with a blank _ space. You need to decided which punctuation goes in the blank space from the four choices provided.
1.  Weather is all around us_

     a.  period
     b.  comma
     c.  apostrophe
     d.  question mark
2.  Weather may be one of the first things you notice after you wake up_

     a.  period
     b.  comma
     c.  apostrophe
     d.  question mark
3.  Chances are_ if it is cold and snowing_ you will wear a jacket when you go outside.

     a.  2 periods
     b.  2 commas
     c.  2 apostrophes
     d.  2 question marks
4.  If it_s hot and sunny, you may wear shorts.

     a.  period
     b.  comma
     c.  apostrophe
     d.  question mark
5.  Sounds pretty simple_ right?

     a.  period
     b.  comma
     c.  apostrophe
     d.  question mark
6.  But what about climate_

     a.  period
     b.  comma
     c.  apostrophe
     d.  question mark
7.  How is it different from weather_

     a.  period
     b.  comma
     c.  apostrophe
     d.  question mark
8.  And what is weather_ exactly?

     a.  period
     b.  comma
     c.  apostrophe
     d.  question mark
9.  Weather describes whatever is happening outdoors in a given place at a given time_

     a.  period
     b.  comma
     c.  apostrophe
     d.  question mark
10.  Weather is what happens from minute to minute_

     a.  period
     b.  comma
     c.  apostrophe
     d.  question mark
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