Punctuation helps readers understand writing. Sentences start with a capital letter and end with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark. Commas separate items in a list.
Apa yang akan dipelajari anak anda
- Start sentences with capital letters
- End sentences with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark
- Use capital letters for names of people and places, and for “I”
- Use commas to separate items in a list
Which end mark?
A full stop ends a telling sentence (I like cake.). A question mark ends a question (Do you like cake?). An exclamation mark shows strong feeling or a warning (What a huge cake!).
Contoh soalan
Berikut ialah beberapa soalan seperti dalam misi pertama. Bolehkah anda menjawabnya?
1. True or false? The word “I” is always a capital letter.
Tunjuk jawapan
Jawapan: Betul. When we write about ourselves, “I” is always a capital.
2. Which mark goes at the end of a question?
- !
- ?
- ,
- .
Tunjuk jawapan
Jawapan: ?. A question ends with a question mark.
3. Which mark ends a telling sentence?
- .
- ?
- !
- ,
Tunjuk jawapan
Jawapan: .. A telling sentence ends with a full stop.
Tip untuk orang dewasa
- Read a book together and point out every question mark and exclamation mark.
- Write a shopping list as a sentence and add the commas together.