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Tool 4: Punctuation Tool The punctuation
tool will knock
your punctuation
What’s so important about punctuation? into shape!
Punctuation:

 helps you write in proper sentences
 helps you to add more detail and interest to your sentences
 tells the reader when to pause to make the sentence clearer
 lets you ask questions (?) and lets you shout (!)
 lets you use speech.

Capital Letters

 Capital letters are used at the beginning of a sentence.

The first word of every sentence must always begin with a capital letter.

 Capital letters are used to begin names (proper nouns) - not just people’s names,
but all names – for example, names of countries, buildings, streets, rivers, days
and months.
Mr Jones England Cardiff Castle December
Sunday River Avon Hill Street Pacific Ocean

 The word ‘I’ is always written as a capital letter.
Do you know where I put my pen?

 The words in titles begin with a capital letter.
The Three Bears

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Full Stops, Exclamation Marks, Question Marks

All sentences must end in a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.

 Full stops (.) are used to end most sentences.

 Question marks (?) are used at the end of sentences that ask a question.
Is this a question? Are you sure?

 Exclamation marks show strong feelings like shock, fear, pain, surprise or anger.
They are also used to give urgent commands and to show when someone is

shouting.
Stop it! Help! Ouch! Sit on your chair! Get out of there!

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