Starting and Ending Sentences
Begin sentences with a capital letter and end them with the appropriate mark (full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark); recognise and name end punctuation
What a learner can do afterwards
- Write sentences beginning with a capital letter
- Choose and use the correct end punctuation for statements, questions, and exclamations
- Identify and name full stops, question marks, and exclamation marks when reading
The lesson
Every sentence starts with a capital letter. The first letter must be big. Look at this: 'The dog runs.' Not 'the dog runs.'
Every sentence also needs an end mark. Telling sentences end with a full stop. Asking sentences end with a question mark. Excited sentences end with an exclamation mark!
Before you finish a sentence, check both ends. Capital letter at the start. Right end mark at the end.
Start with a capital letter, end with the right mark.
Watch it
Where it sits
Where this leads
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8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.