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Touch Typing Lesson 5: Punctuation
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Practice typing quotes If you have completed the first four lessons, pat yourself on the back for coming this far! You are now
Practice typing code well on your way to becoming an excellent typist.
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In this lesson we will learn how to type commonly used punctuation marks. You have already learned the
Typing Lessons
period, comma and semicolon, and we will review those keys as well. In the previous lesson, we learned
1. Home Row Lesson
to type capital letters. The capital letters are the secondary characters for the lower case keys and
2. Top Row Lesson
holding the shift allows us to type them. Likewise, the symbol keys also have other symbols as secondary
3. Bottom Row Lesson
characters, and you will encounter several of these keys in this lesson.
4. Capital Letters Lesson
5. Punctuation Lesson Review
6. Numbers Lesson
First, let's have a little review of four symbols we've already learned: ; , . /
7. Symbols Lesson
Typing Games As you already know, the semi-colon is the home row key for the right pinky. The comma, period, and
forward slash are the bottom row keys for the right hand middle finger, ring finger and pinky, respectively.
Typing Exercise 5.1
;;; ;;; ,,, ,,, ;;; ,,, ... ... /// /// ... /// ;;; ... ,,, /// ,,, /// ... ;;; /// ... ,,, ;;; ;,; ;,; ,;, ,;, ./. ./. /./ /./ ; , . / ; , . / ;,./ ;,./ ;/,. ;/,. ;;; ,,, ... ///
;,; ;.; ;/; ,;, ,., ,/, .;. .,. ./. ;; ;, ;. ;/ ,; ,, ,. ,/ .; ., .. ./ /; /, /. //
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The Colon
Now let's add to our repertoire by learning the colon symbol: :
The colon is the alternate character for the semi-colon key. To type it, just press the key with your right
pinky finger while holding the left shift key.
Typing Exercise 5.2
::: ::: ::: ::: ;;; ;;; ;;; ;;; ::: ;;; ::: ;;; ::: ;;; :;: :;: :;: :;: ;:; ;:; ;:; ;:; ::: ::: ::: ;;; ;;; ;;; :; :; :; ;: ;: ;: :: ;; :; ;: ;: :; :: :; ;; ;: : : : : ; ; ; ; : ; ; : : ; ; : :;: ::;
;:: ;;: :;; ;;; ::: ;:;
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If it’s Apostrophe and Double Quotation Marks
connected,
Now, let's introduce apostrophe (also used as a single quote mark) and the double quotation mark: ' "
it’s
protected. Both characters use the same key. To reach it, extend your right pinky finger to the key directly to the
right. The double quote is typed while holding the left shift key and the apostrophe is typed without it.
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Typing Exercise 5.3
''' ''' ''' ''' """ """ """ """ ''' """ ''' """ ''' """ '"' '"' '"' '"' "'" "'" "'" "'" ''' ''' ''' """ """ """ '" '" '" "' "' "' '' "" '" "' "' '" '' '" "" "' ' ' ' ' " " " " ' " " ' ' " " ' '"' ''" "''
""' '"" """ ''' "'"
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The Question Mark
Bored with typing declarative sentences? It's time to learn the question mark:?
The question mark is the secondary character for the /, which you have already learned. To type it, move
your right pinky down to the bottom row and hold the left shift key.
Typing Exercise 5.4
??? ??? ??? ??? /// /// /// /// ??? /// ??? /// ??? /// ?/? ?/? ?/? ?/? /?/ /?/ /?/ /?/ ??? ??? ??? /// /// /// ?/ ?/ ?/ /?
/? /? ?? // ?/ /? /? ?/ ?? ?/ // /? ? ? ? ? / / / / ? / / ? ? / / ? ?/? ??/ /?? //? ?// /// ??? /?/
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The Exclamation Point
Now you're cooking with gas! Let's learn how to type the most exciting character: !
You will type the exclamation point character with the left pinky, reaching above and to the left of the q
key, while holding the right shift key.
Typing Exercise 5.5
!!! !!! !!! !!! aaa aaa aaa aaa !!! aaa !!! aaa !!! aaa !a! !a! !a! !a! a!a a!a a!a a!a !!! !!! !!! aaa aaa aaa !a !a !a a! a! a!
!! aa !a a! a! !a !! !a aa a! ! ! ! ! a a a a ! a a ! ! a a ! !a! !!a a!! aa! !aa aaa !!! a!a
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The Hyphen
But wait - there's more! Let's learn to type the hypen: -
The hyphen is typed with the right pinky finger, reaching up and to the right of the p key.
Typing Exercise 5.6
--- --- --- --- ;;; ;;; ;;; ;;; --- ;;; --- ;;; --- ;;; -;- -;- -;- -;- ;-; ;-; ;-; ;-; --- --- --- ;;; ;;; ;;; -; -; -; ;- ;- ;- -- ;; -; ;- ;- -; -- -; ;; ;- - - - - ; ; ; ; - ; ; - - ; ;
- -;- --; ;-- ;;- -;; ;;; --- ;-;
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Punctuation in the Wild
Congratulations! You have learned how to type all the punctuation symbols.
Let's put your new skills into context with the next exercise.
Typing Exercise 5.7
New keys: ':', '?', ''', '"', '!', '-'. That's awesome! Congratulations -- did you think it'd be so easy? Yes? No?
Maybe? I'll bet it was "a walk in the park." Unfortunately, many people don't learn to "properly" type these
keys; that's a shame because - even though they aren't letters - they're used so frequently! Don't you
agree? Review and/or repeat this lesson, if necessary, to "lock in" your new skills... when you're ready,
check out our next lesson: "Numbers!"
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Feel free to repeat any of the exercises in this typing lesson. When you can complete them with nearly
100% accuracy you are ready to move on to the next lesson!
Next Lesson: Numbers
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