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Punctuation Examples!

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What did you mean to say?

 Talking ghoulish head <  King George walked and talked an hour after his head was cut off.

King George walked and talked; an hour after, his head was cut off.  >
 King George  about to lose his head.
Panda eats shoots and leaves <  The Panda eats shoots and leaves.

The Panda eats, shoots and leaves.  >

or... The Panda eats, shoots, and leaves.
Book: Eats, Shoots & Leaves
 Angry granny shaking fist <   Hot and steamy, Grandma took the turkey out of the oven.

Grandma took the hot and steamy turkey out of the oven.  >
 Hot steaming turkey from the oven
  <  The girls... like spaghetti...

                 The girls like spaghetti.  >
Which is it?

Your welcome.
or
You're welcome?
A teacher once gave students the following…and told them to punctuate it any way they wanted:
A woman without her man is nothing
 
 Most guys wrote: A woman, without her man, is nothing.
Most girls wrote: A woman: Without her, man is nothing.
 
Punctuation is powerful!
Which is it?

The store will open, Monday.
or
The store will open Monday.

Do you know of any funny punctuation examples or other fun ways to learn in a buzzing kids world? Let us know; we'll post them here for all to enjoy.




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