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Punctuation marks are like road signs for reading. They tell us when to pause, stop, or show excitement.
A period goes at the end of a telling sentence. It tells the reader to take a full stop.
An exclamation point shows strong feeling or excitement. It makes your words pop with energy!
A question mark asks something. It always waits at the end of a question for an answer.
✏️ Worked example
Edit this draft sentence to use the correct end punctuation: 'Do you want to play tag with us'
- Read the sentence out loud to hear what it is doing.
- Ask yourself: Is this sentence telling me a fact, showing excitement, or asking for information?
- Identify that 'Do you want to play tag with us' is asking for an answer.
- Since it is a question, choose the question mark (?) as the correct punctuation.
- Place the question mark at the very end to get: 'Do you want to play tag with us?'
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