End Marks 1

 

1.      Use periods at the end of declarative and imperative sentences, and also indirect questions.

Please keep your voice down.            He asked if we knew the time.

  1. Use a period after an abbreviation or after an initial.

Dr. Rev. M. L. King Jr. worked for civil rights.

  1. Use a period after each number or letter in an outline.

I.       Drama

A. Tragedy

                        1. Greek

  1. Use a period in numerals between dollars and cents and before a decimal.

$14.94                        3.1416

  1. Use a question mark in an interrogative sentence.

Are you going to the Neil Young concert?

  1. Use an exclamation mark after interjections and other exclamatory words.

Wow! I could have had a V-8!

Directions: Rewrite the sentences. Add End Marks.

 

  1. Alice P Mills, MD, is the guest speaker

 

2.       Come here, Adam I want you to meet my cousin

 

  1. Rev Dodge has been transferred to Rochester, New York

 

  1. The train departs from the Howard St station at 6:00 AM

 

  1. Inflation went up last month An average worker earned $620 an hour

 

  1. Dr Merton asked me if I had any allergies I don’t

 

  1. David asked for a 3:30 PM appointment with his orthodontist

 

  1. Isn’t Dr Sherman available then

 

  1. Wow I just won the grand prize

 

  1. Lisa, come here Ms Tibbs needs our help with the bulletin board

 

  1. Michael is 5 ft 10 in tall He’s tall for his age

 

  1. Have you met Captain W T Booker yet

 

  1. Oh no My wallet is gone

 

  1. Mail your entry blank to PO Box 686, St Paul, Minnesota

 

  1. Boy, was that a close call