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The Punctuation Department

To correct and serve.

Officer Period closes sentences. Chief Comma directs traffic. Sergeant Exclamation Mark gets a little too excited. Detective Question Mark asks the questions nobody else thought to. Apostrophe handles possession claims. Quotation Marks file the official transcript.

Twelve punctuation marks, all personified as members of the Grammaropolis Police Department. The pedagogy is in the casework: every comma rule is a procedure, every apostrophe error is a citation. Currently one combined Grades 3-5 volume in market; eight single-grade volumes coming.

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The Department.

Twelve officers and specialists. Each one runs their corner of the punctuation beat.

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Chief Comma
Pauses, lists, clauses
.
Officer Period
End marks
'
Prosecutor Apostrophe
Possession & contraction
"
Court Reporter Quotation Marks
Direct speech
?
Detective Question Mark
Inquiries
!
Sergeant Exclamation Mark
Strong feelings
;
Sheriff Semicolon
Joining clauses
:
Deputy Colon
Lists & elaboration
-
Hyphen
Joining words
Dash
Ranges & emphasis
( )
Defense Attorney Parentheses
Asides
[ ]
Assistant Defense Attorney Brackets
Editorial clarifications

What's available right now.

The combined Grades 3-5 volume is the current SKU. Eight single-grade SKUs (Grades 1-8) are in build; the combined volume retires when the single-grade versions ship.