punctuation what are the different types of punctuation?
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Punctuation
What are the different types of
punctuation?
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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?
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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.
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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.
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A CommaCommas are used when:•A reader should take a
pause,•To separate a list of things for example: bread, butter,
apples.
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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.’
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An Exclamation Mark
•An exclamation mark is used to show a command ‘STOP!’ and to show surprise ‘Goodness gracious me!’
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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?”