Today we will discuss the “Exclamation Mark” pictogram (see this pictogram provided on the handout provided with this toolbox talk, we recommend making copies for each trainee).

Similar to a question mark, when a quote has an exclamation mark, the quotation marks should go after the exclamation point. If the sentence does have an exclamation point, but the quote does not, then …

*Denotes same symbol in UEB and English Braille American Edition (EBAE) ⠂ comma* ⠆ semicolon* ⠒ colon* ⠲ period*, dot, decimal point ⠲⠲⠲ ellipsis ⠖ exclamation mark* ⠦ question mark* ⠦ opening …

Exclamation points are used to show strong emotion. Directions: Decide if the following sentences should end with an exclamation point. Example: I am so happy! We won the game. Ouch! I hurt my …

7. That’s a great-looking horse! 8. Write a letter to Seymour. C B. Complete each exclamation and command. The punctuation mark at the end of each line is a clue.

Put a question mark or an exclamation mark after the abbreviation at the end of the sentence.

Directions: Read each set of sentences aloud. Have students circle the exclamation and insert an exclamation point.