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Learning Writing Skills and Grammar by Song
When you drive, traffic signs help you know
When to slow down, should you stop or go
When you write there are sign posts everywhere too
Called punctuation marks; here's what they do
A period says that you've come to the end
Of a sentence or command, stop then.
A question mark shows an interrogative
Like: What's your name? Where do you live?
An exclamation point is at the close
Of a sentence with emotion: "Blow your nose!"
A comma means pause for a second not more
Like a yield sign, slow down, don't ignore
Punctuation, punctuation, punctuation, punctuation marks
An apostrophe high up in the air
For contractions or possessives: "That's Bill's chair!"
Parenthesis set off those words you realize
Giving clarity (what you want to emphasize!)
A colon is used for lists or time br />
Buy supplies: pens, pads, paste ... at 9:00
Semi-colons in a sentence are oftentimes there
Acting as a period or comma; be aware
Punctuation, punctuation, punctuation, punctuation marks
Quotation marks show conversation ... titles too
Of something that's short: chapters, poetry, tunes
Italics or underlining used for works long
Like a book, magazine, or a 50-page song
Without punctuation marks you'd be in a jam
Communication backed-up hard to understand
Steering safely through your writing knowing what to do
Using punctuation marks, others thank you
Punctuation, punctuation, punctuation, punctuation marks (2X's)
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