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1. Craig Kemp
@mrkempnz

2. A
The capital is used at
the start of a
sentence or at the
start of a name.
E.G: Adam
lives in
Dunedin.
Craig Kemp
@mrkempnz

3. .A full stop is
used to stop a
sentence.
E.G. Today
we went to
the park.
Craig Kemp
@mrkempnz

4. The Question mark !!!
?
The question mark is
used at the end of a
question.
E.G. Where is
Wally?
Craig Kemp
@mrkempnz

5. Exclamation
Mark!!!!
!
The exclamation mark is
used at the end of an
exciting or important sentence.
E.G: Help me! Craig Kemp
@mrkempnz

6. The Comma !!!
,
The comma is
used instead of
full stops to break
up a sentence.
E.G .My mum
and I went to the
ice skating rink,
we saw ice
skates.Craig Kemp
@mrkempnz

7. An apostrophe is
used for
possession and to
contract words
E.G. I can’t
play today.
AND
It is Sam’s
ball.Craig Kemp
@mrkempnz

8. “”
Speech marks
are used when
people are
speaking
E.G. “Where
is Wally?”
Craig Kemp
@mrkempnz

9. 1
2
3
…
Ellipses are used for
giving your story
suspense or to miss
a part out.
E.G.
The goalie
dived…
Craig Kemp
@mrkempnz

10. Bra
cket
s
( )
Brackets are used
to give info that is
not needed to be
read aloud.
E.G. I love
puppies
(Labradors).
Craig Kemp
@mrkempnz

11. Hyphen !!!
-
The hyphen is used for
connecting words and
joining them if they go over
two lines
E.G. Go play
with the yo-yo.
Craig Kemp
@mrkempnz

12. :
A colon is used at the
start of a list
I like to eat:
blueberries,
potatoes and
chips.
Craig Kemp
@mrkempnz

13. MADE
BY :
JEREMY,
SOPHIA,
MONIQUE,
RICHARD,
ROHAN AND
CALLAN
Craig Kemp
@mrkempnz