This is a beginner level presentation on when to use a period/full stop in English.

1. The Period

2. A Period = A Full Stop

3. She is a great student.

4. My mother is very beautiful. She has
dark eyes and brown hair. She is tall.

5. Use a capital letter after a period.
I have a fish. Its name is Oreo. It is black.

6. North Carolina
North Carolina is a state in the USA it is a very beautiful state
it has many nice places to visit it has mountains and
beaches many people come to North Carolina for vacation
How many periods do we need?

7. North Carolina
North Carolina is a state in the USA.it is a very beautiful state.it
has many nice places to visit.it has mountains and beaches.
many people come to North Carolina for vacation.
We need 5 periods! Is the paragraph correct now?

8. NO!

9. North Carolina
North Carolina is a state in the USA.It is a very beautiful state.It
has many nice places to visit.It has mountains and beaches.
Many people come to North Carolina for vacation.
Now, the paragraph is correct!

10. Remember – A sentence is a group of words about one
main idea. It usually has S + V + O form.
My wife is Maria she is from Spain she is a teacher
her students love her very much she is a teacher in an
American high school she is a Spanish teacher she
speaks Spanish and English in class her students learn
a lot from her every day
How many sentences are
in this paragraph?

11. My wife is Maria she is from Spain she is a teacher her
students love her very much she is a teacher in an
American high school she is a Spanish teacher she speaks
Spanish and English in class her students learn a lot from
her every day

12. 8 sentences!
My wife is Maria she is from Spain she is a teacher her
students love her very much she is a teacher in an
American high school she is a Spanish teacher she speaks
Spanish and English in class her students learn a lot from
her every day

13. Good???
My wife is Maria. she is from Spain. she is a teacher.
her students love her very much. she is a teacher in an
American high school. she is a Spanish teacher. she speaks
Spanish and English in class. her students learn a lot from
her every day.

14. Good now???
My wife is Maria. She is from Spain. She is a teacher.
Her students love her very much. She is a teacher in an
American high school. She is a Spanish teacher. She speaks
Spanish and English in class. Her students learn a lot from
her every day.

15. Yes!