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Punctuation!

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Slide shows bold, black punctuation marks like periods, colons, and dashes float on a peach background with punctuation marks illustrated in blue, coral, and white.

Let's learn all about punctuation. From commas to exclamation points, students will learn about all the various types of punctuation marks that can be used and which sentence types they are used in.

Media Details

Runtime: 10 minutes 20 seconds

Topic: Education, Language Arts
Subtopic: English Grammar, General Education, Literacy
Grade/Interest Level: 4 - 8
Standards:

Release Year: 2022
Producer/Distributor: Learn Bright
Writer: Daniel Strauss
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Man is in front of a screen with text that reads, "Understanding Your Essay Topic," above a drawing of a hamburger and a drawing of a maze. Other text appears on screen.

Classroom with a large projection screen that reads, “Abbreviations for Kids.”

Text reads, “Action and Being Verbs,” against a collage of verbs in various sizes and colors

Man stands outside next to a body of water. Text next to him reads, "What kind? Which one? How many?" Caption. We used adjectives to answer the questions.

Text reads, “Adjectives for Kids!” against a background with adjective examples in various font sizes.

Front of a steam engine train parked on the tracks. Text on image reads, "The train is a mildly popular attraction." Caption. Each of these tells us to what degree the train is popular.

Still image from: All the Answers: Clocks, Calendars, Colloquialisms

Man with mouth open and left palm facing camera sits beside graphic inset of a lined spiral notebook that reads, "A, P English Exam." Caption. What are the nuts and bolts.

Talking man is in front of a screen with text that reads, "Strong Thesis Statement," above other instructional text and clip art drawings.

Man stands in front of a wall of guitars. Caption. Knowing when to use capital letters is important.