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Capital letters and full stops  You use capital letters at the beginning of a sentence and you use full stops at the end of a sentence. You also use capital letters when you are writing a name of someone or something.
Question marks  You use a question mark to show when someone is asking a question. Eg: “Where are the scissors Sally?” asked Joe.
Exclamation marks You use an exclamation mark to show when someone cries out suddenly and with feeling. Eg: Put that down! Oh no! That’s brilliant!
Commas A comma is used in lists and it can also be used to indicate a break in a long sentence. Eg: I need to buy: apple  juice, soap, sugar, bread, milk, chocolate and cake.
Colon A colon is used to introduce a quotation or a list of items. Eg: For this task you will need: A pen Paper Glue Felt
Ellipses This is a set of three dots to show that something has been left to the reader’s imagination. Eg: Looking over the edge of the cliff, Jane wondered if she’d ever see her hamster again…
Brackets To clarify or inform.  Jamie's bike was red (bright red) with a yellow stripe. For comments  The fish was vivid red (I’m not kidding you).
Dashes Dashes are used to emphasise something or instead of brackets. Eg: The book was good - and I mean really good. Jamie's bike was red - bright red - with a yellow stripe.

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How To Use Punctuation

  • 1. How to use punctuation By Zuni Tuck
  • 2. Capital letters and full stops You use capital letters at the beginning of a sentence and you use full stops at the end of a sentence. You also use capital letters when you are writing a name of someone or something.
  • 3. Question marks You use a question mark to show when someone is asking a question. Eg: “Where are the scissors Sally?” asked Joe.
  • 4. Exclamation marks You use an exclamation mark to show when someone cries out suddenly and with feeling. Eg: Put that down! Oh no! That’s brilliant!
  • 5. Commas A comma is used in lists and it can also be used to indicate a break in a long sentence. Eg: I need to buy: apple juice, soap, sugar, bread, milk, chocolate and cake.
  • 6. Colon A colon is used to introduce a quotation or a list of items. Eg: For this task you will need: A pen Paper Glue Felt
  • 7. Ellipses This is a set of three dots to show that something has been left to the reader’s imagination. Eg: Looking over the edge of the cliff, Jane wondered if she’d ever see her hamster again…
  • 8. Brackets To clarify or inform. Jamie's bike was red (bright red) with a yellow stripe. For comments The fish was vivid red (I’m not kidding you).
  • 9. Dashes Dashes are used to emphasise something or instead of brackets. Eg: The book was good - and I mean really good. Jamie's bike was red - bright red - with a yellow stripe.