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Unit VIII
S TR U C TU R E S AN D EX P R ES S I O N S O F TH E U N I T
PUNCTUATION
Period (.)
Question mark (?)
Quotes marks («»)
Apostrophe (´)
Comma (,)
Hyphen (-)
Exclamation point (!)
Colon (:)
Parentheses ( )
Semicolon (;)
PARTS OF THE LETTER
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Writting
Body
Closing
Signature
Unidad VII In this unit you will learn about punctuation and how to write a letter.
Punctuation marks are symbols
that are used to aid the clarity and
comprehension of written
language.
Use a period at the end of a declarative
sentence and in abbreviations.
PERIOD
Use a question mark after an
QUESTION MARK interrogative sentence .
Use quotation marks for direct
quotations .
QUOTATION MARKS
Use a comma to separate items in a
series to set off an appositive, or before
COMMA the conjunction in a compound sentence.
Pause between parts in a sentence.
Use hyphen to join words serving as a
single adjective before a noun, in number
HYPHEN words, and to divide words into syllables.
Use an exclamation point to show strong
EXCLAMATION POINT emotion or to give a command.
Use a colon to introduce a list and before
a final clause that explains something in
the sentence.
COLON
It is a punctuation mark ( ’ ) used to
APOSTROPHE indicate either possession.
Use parentheses around extra non-
essential information that is too
important to omit. Two marks used to
enclose words.
PARANTHESES
Use a semicolon to join two independent
clauses that are no connected that a
coordinate conjunction.
SEMICOLON
The sun rises in the east .
Do you study regularly?
“He never had a chance” Harry said.
I can’t believe it !
Houston, we have a problem.
We have a six-years-old-child.
And my mom said: come here!
My father (a great lawyer) is my example.
I’ll call you in the morning; you know you can trust me.
She’s a beautiful model.
Punctuation marks are symbols that help
interpret and define expressions in a text;
they facilitate reading and help to
understand the direction of words.
The purpose of the punctuation marks is
that the ideas expressed contain structure
and an order that distinguishes the main
ideas from the secondary ones without
losing their relationship.
A written message from
one person to another,
usually put in an envelope
and sent by post.
January 10, 2021.
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Dear Jim. Greeting
How are you? I hope you can visit soon. I love
my new school! I have made a bunch of new
friends. Write back soon! Body
Closing Your friend,
Signature John.
Thanks for
your attention!
