Building Good Sentences
Every sentence starts with a capital letter. A telling sentence ends with a period (.). An asking sentence ends with a question mark (?).
| Sentence | Ending mark | Why |
|---|---|---|
| The cat sat. | . | It tells us something. |
| Where is the cat? | ? | It asks a question. |
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Try this
Read a sentence out loud. If your voice goes UP at the end, it probably needs a question mark!
The sentence 'the dog ran' starts with a capital letter.
Match each sentence to the mark it needs at the end.
I like ice cream
Do you like ice cream
The sun is bright
What time is it
Which sentence needs a question mark?
Yes — that sentence is asking a question!
Capital letter to start, the right mark to end!