Choose an ending mark

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
• Worked case: Subject: Ana, described as she. Verb: walked. Highlight: box. Purpose: telling: Ana walked home
• Primary check: Subject: Ben, described as he. Verb: walks. Highlight: boxes. Purpose: asking: Does Ben walk home
• An adult may read every direction and answer choice aloud; learners may respond by speaking, pointing or drawing.

Learn the idea

A telling sentence ends with a period. A direct question ends with a question mark. An excited exclamation can use an exclamation mark; a comma alone cannot finish a sentence.

Read the sentence aloud, identify its purpose and add exactly one suitable ending mark.

Example to read or listen to: Subject: Ana, described as she. Verb: walked. Highlight: box. Purpose: telling: Ana walked home The answer is period. The relevant input states: Purpose: telling: Ana walked home. This fits period. A telling sentence ends with a period. A direct question ends with a question mark. An excited exclamation can use an exclamation mark; a comma alone cannot finish a sentence. A comma does not replace a sentence ending.

1. Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
2. Read the sentence aloud, identify its purpose and add exactly one suitable ending mark.
3. Check the worked solution: period. The relevant input states: Purpose: telling: Ana walked home. This fits period. A telling sentence ends with a period. A direct question ends with a question mark. An excited exclamation can use an exclamation mark; a comma alone cannot finish a sentence. A comma does not replace a sentence ending.
4. Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.

Check your reasoning

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Take it further

Optional extra practice: Use fictional Jo, whose pronoun is they, to write: Jo will draw two boxes. Replace Jo with They, circle will draw, underline plural boxes, and add a period. Say why the action is future and boxes means more than one. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: A telling sentence ends with a period. A direct question ends with a question mark. An excited exclamation can use an exclamation mark; a comma alone cannot finish a sentence.

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