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What are the punctuation marks for ending sentences?

Grammar Toolkit. Sentence ending. What are the punctuation marks for ending sentences?. Grammar Toolkit. Sentence ending. All sentences end in either a full stop, exclamation mark or question mark. I saw a man dressed as a hamburger That is weird Did he have fries as well . . full stop.

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What are the punctuation marks for ending sentences?

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  1. Grammar Toolkit Sentence ending What are the punctuation marks for ending sentences?

  2. Grammar Toolkit Sentence ending All sentences end in either a full stop, exclamation mark or question mark. I saw a man dressed as a hamburger That is weird Did he have fries as well . full stop ! exclamation mark ? question mark

  3. Grammar Toolkit Sentence ending A full stop ends a statement or command. It shows a long pause. The word after it must start with a capital letter. I like burgers . They are great. Full stops are also used in: • abbreviations (the short form of a word or title) • numbers • times and dates Mon. for Monday Vic.for Victoria etc.for etcetera $19.95 3.12 0.5% 9.15 am 25.12.2011

  4. Grammar Toolkit Sentence ending A full stop is not needed if the abbreviation has more than one capital letter or ends in the last letter of the full word. Do you know these abbreviations? SA NSW USA GP SouthAustralia Col Mr Dr St Colonel New SouthWales Mister United Statesof America Doctor General Practitioner Street Full stops are also not needed for metric measures, points of the compass and chemical symbols. cm kg NE Ca centimetre kilogram northeast Calcium

  5. Grammar Toolkit Sentence ending An exclamation mark ends an exclamation, which is when the writer expresses a strong or sudden emotion. Yikes! Be quiet! Oh no! If the exclamation is part of speech, put the exclamation mark after the exclamation and a full stop at the end of the sentence. “Be quiet!” demanded Miss Tuttle.

  6. Grammar Toolkit Sentence ending A question mark ends a question that the writer expects an answer to. Are you looking at me? What happens next? Where’s Fluffy gone? If the question is part of speech, put the question mark after the question and a full stop at the end of the sentence. “Where’s Fluffy gone?” asked my little sister.

  7. Grammar Toolkit Sentence ending Add full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to make this passage understandable. Don’t forget to start each sentence with a capital letter. What a disaster!The bride tripped over her dress and fell in the wedding cake.It was five levels high and coated in cream. What would you do? Would you make a new cake or eat the squished one? The bride was REALLY unhappy! what a disaster the bride tripped over her dress and fell in the wedding cake it was five levels high and coated in cream what would you do would you make a new cake or eat the squished one the bride was REALLY unhappy

  8. Grammar Toolkit Sentence ending • Punctuation helps others to understand our writing. • A full stop (.) ends a statement or command (e.g. It is finished.). It is also used in abbreviations (e.g. Feb. for February), numbers and dates (e.g. 4.30 pm, $0.99, 12.6.2002). Not all abbreviations need full stops. • An exclamation mark (!) ends an exclamation (e.g. What rubbish!). • A question mark (?) ends a question (e.g. Why are you late?).

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