Punctuation

What are the different types of

punctuation?

PunctuationThere are many different types of punctuation which assists us with our writing, we are going to look at six common types, can you

think what they are?

A Capital LetterA capital letter is used for:

•The beginning of a sentence,•The name of a person or

place,•The letter I in written

speech.

A Full Stop•A full stop is used at the

end of a sentence to show the sentence has finished. It also allows a person to take a breath before continuing with the text.

A CommaCommas are used when:•A reader should take a

pause,•To separate a list of things for example: bread, butter,

apples.

An ApostropheAn apostrophe can be used in two

ways:• To show something belongs to someone for example ‘The girl’s

shoe.’• To show two words which have joined

together but have some letters missing e.g. ‘they are= they’re.’

An Exclamation Mark

•An exclamation mark is used to show a command ‘STOP!’ and to show surprise ‘Goodness gracious me!’

A Question Mark• A question mark is used to

show a person is asking a direct question. For example, “Are you going home at 3:15 today?”