Punctuation Marks

What are we learning today?

You will learn to use capital letters and punctuation marks in your writing.

Explanation

• Use a capital letter at the start of a sentence and for names and places.
• A full stop (.) ends a statement.
• A comma (,) goes between things in a list.
• An apostrophe (') is used in short forms like it's and we've, and to show who owns something, like Dad's friend.
• A question mark (?) ends a question.
• An exclamation mark (!) shows strong feeling.

Examples

1. Tavistock is a small town in Devon.
2. There are lots of shops, parks and sports facilities, too.
3. What's your favourite place in town?
4. See you in May!

Remember!

• Start with a capital letter. End with a mark.
• Write it's for "it is", not its.

Check yourself

1. Add punctuation: "my town is small"
2. Where does the comma go: "shops parks and cafes"?
3. Write correctly: "its a big city"