Using End Marks: The Full Stop ( or Period), the Question Mark, and the
Exclamation Mark . ? !
Read these sentences according to the punctuation at the end :
The Musketeers have won the most applause.
The Musketeers have won the most applause!
The Musketeers have won the most applause
Under what circumstances might each sentence have been said?
Rules for using full Stops, Questions Marks and Exclamation Marks
Rules:1 Use a full stop to close a declarative sentences (i..e. a sentence which makes a statement).
Rule:2 Use a full stop to close an imperative sentence (i.e. one which commands, makes a request to which an answer is taken for granted, or entreats).
Rules:3 Use a full after abbreviations or initials.
Rules:4 Use a full stop to indicate a decimal fraction or dollars and cents.
Rules:5 Use a question mark to close an interrogative statement (i.e. one which asks a question).
Rules:6 Use an exclamation mark to close an exclamatory sentence (i.e one which expresses sudden or strong emotion).
NOTE: Declarative, imperative, or interrogative sentences may become exclamatory if spoken with strong feeling.
Exclamation Mark . ? !
Read these sentences according to the punctuation at the end :
The Musketeers have won the most applause.
The Musketeers have won the most applause!
The Musketeers have won the most applause
Under what circumstances might each sentence have been said?
Rules for using full Stops, Questions Marks and Exclamation Marks
Rules:1 Use a full stop to close a declarative sentences (i..e. a sentence which makes a statement).
Rule:2 Use a full stop to close an imperative sentence (i.e. one which commands, makes a request to which an answer is taken for granted, or entreats).
Rules:3 Use a full after abbreviations or initials.
Rules:4 Use a full stop to indicate a decimal fraction or dollars and cents.
Rules:5 Use a question mark to close an interrogative statement (i.e. one which asks a question).
Rules:6 Use an exclamation mark to close an exclamatory sentence (i.e one which expresses sudden or strong emotion).
NOTE: Declarative, imperative, or interrogative sentences may become exclamatory if spoken with strong feeling.
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