The Punctuation Marks' Journey Author: Lưu Thị Lương Illustrator: Vũ Thị Thùy Dung Translator: Shannon David

This is Exclamation Mark, Full Stop, Question Mark and Comma.

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They are punctuation marks who need a job in this book, but they aren't sure where to go. 3/22

Letters and words are zooming about, trying to form sentences. Where do the punctuation marks fit in? What should they do?

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“Well, I know where I belong,” says Full Stop. “I always stand at the end of a sentence.”

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“No, I go at the end of a sentence!” says Question Mark.

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“No way!” yells Exclamation Mark. “I'm the one who belongs at the end of a sentence!”

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Nobody can agree, and the letters and words just keep zooming around in confusion. 9/22

“What will we do?” asks Comma.

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Comma stands in the middle of bickering punctuation marks and tries to separate them.

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“There is room for all of us among these words and letters,” says Comma. “Let me show you.”

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“You're right, Comma,” everyone says, “we're tired of arguing. Show us what to do!”

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Comma shows the other punctuation marks how he does his job. Comma organises all the words into a list, and stands between each word, separating them to make the list easier to read. What do you see in Comma's list? 14/22

Now that Comma has found where he belongs, can Question Mark, Exclamation Mark and Full Stop figure out what kind of sentences they should make?

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The full stop is placed at the end of declarative sentences, like this one.

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The exclamation mark is used to express emotions, like happiness, anger or excitement!

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And do you know what kind of sentence ends with a question mark?

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Don't forget: the word that comes after Question Mark, Exclamation Mark and Full Stop should start with a capital letter, because it will be the beginning of a new sentence.

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While the punctuation marks were talking, they remembered the letters and words zooming around in confusion.

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“We have an important job,” the punctuation marks say. “Look how confused the letters and words are without us!”

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Now the punctuation marks know what they need to do.

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Images Attributions: Cover page: Punctuation marks holding hands, by Vũ Thị Thùy Dung © Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: Punctuations marks dancing, by Vũ Thị Thùy Dung © Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: Punctuations marks confused and upset, by Vũ Thị Thùy Dung © Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: Punctuations marks confused in front of traffic, by Vũ Thị Thùy Dung © Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: Punctuation marks talking to one another, by Vũ Thị Thùy Dung © Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 6: A round creature jumping with joy, by Vũ Thị Thùy Dung © Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 7: Question mark and full stop dancing, by Vũ Thị Thùy Dung © Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 8: Exclamation mark pushing away question mark, by Vũ Thị Thùy Dung © Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 9: Punctuation marks and heavy traffic, by Vũ Thị Thùy Dung © Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 10: Punctuation marks, by Vũ Thị Thùy Dung © Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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The Punctuation Marks' Journey (English)

The comma, the full stop, the exclamation point and the question mark all live together in a book. Is there enough room for all of them?

This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help.

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