Full stops, question marks, exclamation marks
You learn which mark ends a sentence: a full stop, a question mark or an exclamation mark.
How to do the test
- Read the sentence.
- If it tells you something, end with a full stop.
- If it asks, end with a question mark.
- If it starts with What or How and shows strong feeling, end with an exclamation mark.
A worked example
Tap the mark that ends the sentence. Where is my coat
- The sentence asks something, so it ends with a question mark.
- You could answer it with yes, no or a fact.
- The missing mark is a question mark.
More examples
Tap the mark that ends the sentence. Can you swim
- The sentence asks something, so it ends with a question mark.
- You could answer it with yes, no or a fact.
- The missing mark is a question mark.
Tap the mark that ends the sentence. Why is the sky blue
- The sentence asks something, so it ends with a question mark.
- You could answer it with yes, no or a fact.
- The missing mark is a question mark.
Try it yourself
How kind you are
We went to the beach
Watch out
You put an exclamation mark on any lively sentence.
An exclamation starts with What or How. A sentence that only tells you something still ends with a full stop.
Tips
- If you could answer it, it ends with a question mark.
Why it works
The end mark tells the reader what kind of sentence it was. A sentence that tells ends with a full stop, a question that asks ends with a question mark, and an exclamation ends with an exclamation mark.