Using Punctuation

What are we learning today?

You will use capital letters and punctuation marks correctly in a text.

Explanation

• Use a capital letter for the first word of a sentence and for names of people and places.
• Use a full stop at the end of a statement.
• Use a question mark after a question.
• Use an exclamation mark for strong feeling.
• Use a comma in a list and after First, Then and After that.
• Use an apostrophe in short forms like it's and there's.

Examples

1. What did you do at the weekend?
2. First, I sat down.
3. There are lots of shops, parks and sports facilities.
4. Oh, it was so cool! It's a big city.

Remember!

• Names of places start with a capital letter.
• Read your text aloud. Put a mark where you stop.

Check yourself

1. Which mark ends a question?
2. Write correctly: "we live in almaty"