Module 2
Lesson 3: Punctuation
Business English Class 2015
Punctuation Marks
• Punctuation marks: the standardized
non-alphabetical symbols or marks that
are used to organize writing into clauses,
phrases and sentences, and in this way
make its meaning clear.
Punctuation Marks
Punctuation marks used to end sentences:
1. Period or Full stop (.) is used to end
declarative sentences and imperative
sentences. It is also used in sentences that
are indirect questions.
– Amber travels to Thailand frequently.
– Clean the table after you have eaten.
– Jason asked if he could borrow your laptop.
Punctuation Marks
2. Question mark (?) is used to end
interrogative sentences or sentences
that ask question.
– What project are you working on?
–
Punctuation Marks
3. Exclamation point is a punctuation mark
(!) used to end a sentence, clause, phrase
or a single word that indicate strong
emotions or feelings such as surprise,
command, admiration, pain, anger or
anguish.
–How beautiful the sunset is!
–God in heaven!
–Wow!
Punctuation Marks
Other commonly used punctuation marks:
4. Comma is a punctuation mark (,) that is
used to separate words and figures in a
series of three or more items, phrases,
clauses and to separate independent
clauses connected by coordinating
conjunction.
– Marian bought three pears, six apples, six
mangoes, a bunch of bananas, and a kilo
of grapes.
Punctuation Marks
– Rolly resigned from his job, sold his car, left his
house to his brother, and went to live in the
Bahamas.
Note: the comma before the last word or phrase in a
series can be omitted but not in independent
clauses.
– The motor sputtered and stopped, and Therese
realized she was out of gas.
Please see notes for other uses of commas.
Punctuation Marks
5. Semicolon is a punctuation mark (;) used to
separate independent clauses not joined by
coordinating conjunction or is used
together with conjunctive adverbs such as
hence, however, therefore, etc.
– Kenneth is the class valedictorian; he is also an
outstanding student in community service.
– The entire family is very proud of him;
moreover,he won a full scholarship at a
prestigious university in Manila.
Punctuation Marks
6. Colon is a punctuation mark (:) used to
introduce a list, quotation, or speech;
used after a salutation in a letter or
speech; to introduce a long formal
statement. (see notes)
– These are the things you will need for your
art class: colored paper, water color, glue,
paint brushes and rags.
– This is our concern: The time allotted for
studying is rather limited.
Punctuation Marks
7. Apostrophe is a punctuation mark (‘) used
in contractions to show a missing letter or
number.
– Ma’am for madam
– Class of ‘71
It is also used to show possession and to
form plural of letters and figures
– Lenny’s daughter
– p’s and f’s
– +’s
Punctuation Marks
8. Quotation Mark is a punctuation mark ( “ “
or ‘ ‘) used to enclose direct speech,
quotations, and titles of printed articles,
musical compositions, plays, and works of
art or to give special emphasis to a word or
phrase
– Jenny asks,“ Are you coming with us?”
– It was Dalai Lama who said, “We can never
obtain peace in the outer world until we make
peace with ourselves.”
Punctuation Marks
– Francis Scott Key wrote the “Star-Spangled
Banner”.
– The most popular of Da Vinci’s work is “Mona
Lisa”.
– Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road not Taken”
deals with choices.
– People often err in differentiating “allusion”
from “illusion”.
Punctuation Marks
9. Parenthesis is a punctuation mark ( )
consisting of a pair of shallow curved signs
used to enclose:
– Material that is not part of the main sentence,
but is too relevant to omit.
– Numbers or letters that designate each item in
a series
– A numerical figures used to confirm a spelledout number used to precede it.
Punctuation Marks
– The speech of Maria Ressa to 2015 graduates
of Ateneo (published by Rappler) pinpoints
corruption as the main culprit in the poor
economy of the Philippines.
– In K-12 curriculum, a grade 7 student will take
(a) General Science in first quarter, (b) Biology
in second, (c) Chemistry in third, and (d)
Physics in fourth.
Punctuation Marks
– Received from Mrs. Purita Javellana the
amount of ten thousand pesos (Php
10,000.00) as payment for the repair of
the engine of her car.
Punctuation Marks
• The ones discussed herein are the most
common of the punctuation marks. For
other kinds of punctuation marks, please
see notes.
Let’s Practice Punctuation Marks!
2-3: Direction: Choose the appropriate
punctuation mark to fill in the blank in each
sentence.
1. Harold__s mother is angry with him.
2. __His mother could not believe he failed
in four subjects.__, Jim reported.
3. “Four___ “, Jason exclaimed.
4. How did it happen____
5. He was involved in a lot of things ___
sports, campus politics, choir, and lately,
drugs.
Punctuation Marks
• If you got a score of 3 or less in the
practice exercises, please review the
notes in words in context before taking
the quiz.
• Please look over the uploaded words in
context notes in Quia and check
whether there are other facts you need
to include in your Cheat Sheet.
Creating a Cheat Sheet
• A cheat sheet is a ready reference of facts
you need to remember, written in a brief,
simple and easy to understand manner.
• There are several types Punctuation
marks but you need only to take note of
the punctuation mark that you
commonly have problems with.
• Tables and bullet points make a cheat
sheet more effective.
Module 2, Lesson 3 Punctuation
Marks Quiz
1. Please proceed to www. Quia.com/web
2. On the space provided, enter your log in
name and your password.
3. Under “Quiz”, please select Lesson 2,
Quiz 1
4. Follow the instructions in the quiz.
5. Follow these same steps when you go to
succeeding quizzes after every lesson.
Punctuation Marks
2-3: Direction: Choose the appropriate
punctuation mark to fill in the blank in each
sentence.
1. Harold’s mother is angry with him.
2 “His mother could not believe he failed in
four subjects.”, Jim reported.
1. “Four! “, Jason exclaimed.
2. How did it happen?
3. He was involved in a lot of things: sports,
campus politics, choir, and lately, drugs.
Module 2, Lesson 3 Punctuation
Quiz
1. Please proceed to www. Quia.com/web
2. On the space provided, enter your log in
name and your password.
3. Under “Quiz”, please select Lesson 3, Quiz
1
4. Follow the instructions in the quiz.
5. Follow these same steps when you go to
succeeding quizzes after every lesson.
SUCCESS!
End of Lesson 3