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Punctuation Exercises

• Punctuation marks are signs such as periods, commas and question marks.
• We always begin a sentence with a capital letter.
• Use of Period (.): We put a period at the end of a sentence. It is also known as a Full Stop.
• Use of Question Mark (?): We use a question mark at the end of a question.
• Use of Commas (,): We put a comma between items in a list, after yes and no, before or after the name of the person we are speaking to, before please and thank you, between the parts of a place name.
• Use of Exclamation (!): We put exclamations to express sudden emotion. Exclamations end with an exclamation mark. (!)
• Use of Capital Letters: We use a capital letter to begin names of people and places, after the initials in someone’s name, nationalities and languages also begin with a capital letter.
• Use of Apostrophes: We use an apostrophe with an ‘s’ to show that something belongs to someone, to show where one or more letters are missing in a contraction. (I’m = am)