w hAt 's
My MArK ? n o i t A u A P unC t
! y t i v i t AC You’ve met exclamation point, a loudmouthed guy who loves to bark out orders, the heavy-duty comma cops, who keep the fast lane clear for Sentence’s main idea. And you said hello to awe-inspiring Hyphen, who conjures up brand-new expressions with the flick of a pen! Now, let’s see how much you’ve really learned about them.
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Clause Comma
A n swer Ke y
in st ruC tors PAge whAt’s My MArK? 1. Ellipsis
...
2. Introductory Comma 3. Quotation Marks
,
“”
4. Contraction Apostrophe 5. Question Mark 6. Hyphen
?
-
7. Semicolon
;
8. Exclamation Point 9. Parentheses 10. Colon
‘
!
()
:
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My MArK ?
Question Mark
Read each Basher Punctuation clue below. Then write the name and the punctuation mark it describes in the box.
1. Row of three dots that needs to be used with caution 2. Used after introductory words at the start of some sentences 3. Used for direct speech 4. Used in place of missing letters 5. Shows that a sentence is asking something 6. Used to connect words 7. Joins two whole sentences that are closely connected 8. Ends a sentence that expresses forceful emotion 9. Seen hugging explanations and additional information 10. Used to mark a clear break in a sentence before an explanation
Parentheses
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Clause Comma
A n swer Ke y
in st ruC tors PAge PunCtuAtion ConsternAtion 1. Greetings, I’m your host for this evening’s show, here to present a dazzling cast of stars. (Punctuation, page 38.)
2. We are twins, full of gossip, juicy details, and small comments on things. (Punctuation, page 46.)
3. Like Spinosaurus, I’m a fish eater, and I like to hang out along riverbanks and marshes. (Dinosaurs, page 38.)
4. The ocean is so vast that this book can only dip a toe beneath the surface, but what are you waiting for? (Oceans, page 4.)
5. This combo makes me king in the world of paint, paper, sunscreen, toothpaste, food dyes, and also in enameling and ceramic work. (The Periodic Table, page 34.)
6. Come on, it’s time to face the music! (Music, page 4.)
7. When the elephant sat at one end of the seesaw, the poor little mouse at the other end went flying into the air. (Punctuation, page 32.)
8. Everyone loves a good tune, but just what is music? (Music, page4.)
9. Rarer and even more expensive than gold, I am a bright, shiny metal found in South Africa and Russia. (The Periodic Table, page 58.)
10. I’m most likely to occur on hot, humid days, when warm, moist air surges upward into the sky. (Weather, page 48.)
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PunCtuAt ion Const e rnAt ion Help these sentences from your favorite Basher Books take shape by adding the proper punctuation to each one. Then, guess which Basher book each sentence is from. 1. Greetings I’m your host for this evening’s show here to present
Semi Colon
(from Basher __________________________ )
a dazzling cast of stars
2. We are twins full of gossip juicy details and small comments on things (from Basher _______________________ ) 3. Like Spinosaurus I’m a fish eater and I like to hang out along (from Basher __________________________ )
riverbanks and marshes
4. The ocean is so vast that this book can only dip a toe beneath the surface but what are you waiting for
(from Basher _________________ )
5. This combo makes me king in the world of paint paper sunscreen toothpaste food dyes and also in enameling and ceramic work (from Basher ____________________________ ) 6. Come on it’s time to face the music
(from Basher _______________________ )
7. When the elephant sat at one end of the seesaw the poor little mouse at the other end went flying into the air
(from Basher _________________________ )
8. Everyone loves a good tune but just what is music (from Basher ______________________________) 9. Rarer and even more expensive than gold I am a bright shiny metal found in South Africa and Russia
(from Basher _________________________ )
10. I’m most likely to occur on hot humid days when warm moist air surges
upward into the sky
(from Basher _________________________ )
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Clause Comma
A n swer Ke y
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Read the Basher: Punctuation Dos and Don’ts below. Put a check mark ✔ in front of all of the Dos and an “X” in front of all of the Don’ts. Comma Cops _____________
1. Put commas in year dates.
___________
2. Use commas to set off anything nonessential that interrupts a Sentence’s main point.
___________
3. Use a comma if a subordinate clause comes before the main clause.
___________
4. Use a question mark at the end of an indirect question.
___________
5. Use commas in large numbers to set off thousands, millions, billions, trillions, and so on.
___________
6. Do use hyphens in compound adjectives, compound words, and some prefixes.
___________
7. Use an ellipsis when you run out of ideas on a subject. __________ 8. Use semicolons for complicated lists. __________ 9. Double quotation marks show where a quotation begins and where it ends.
___________ 10. Always put a space before a colon. Intro Comma Like us on Facebook for trivia, giveaways, and contests.
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PB 978-0-7534-6597-4 POB 978-0-7534-6627-8
THE PERIODIC TABLE Elements with Style! ASTRONOMY Out of This World!
PB 978-0-7534-6085-6 POB 978-0-7534-6613-1
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PHYSICS Why Matter Matters! PB 978-0-7534-6214-0 POB 978-0-7534-6612-4
BIOLOGY Life As We Know It! PB 978-0-7534-6253-9 POB 978-0-7534-6622-3
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EXTREME PHYSICS Take a quantum leap . . . to the edge of science PB 978-0-7534-6956-9 POB 978-0-7534-6969-9
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ROCKS AND MINERALS A Gem of a Book! PB 978-0-7534-6314-7 POB 978-0-7534-6614-8
HUMAN BODY! A Book With Guts! PB 978-0-7534-6501-1 POB 978-0-7534-6628-5
GRAMMAR The Bill of Writes
CREATIVE WRITING The Plot Thickens
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MUSIC Hit the Right Note PB 978-0-7534-6595-0 POB 978-0-7534-6629-2
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