Starting and Stopping Punctuation . ?

START An ambulanceN AND STOPPN PUNCTUATON . ? ! Start sentences with a capital. Stop with a period, exclamation point, or question mark.

OBJECTIVES

To review starting and stopping punctuation.

SENTENCE TPES 1. Declarative sentences make a statement. They end with a period.

Make up an ending to the sentence. Stop with a period.

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2. nterrogative sentences ask a question. They end with a question mark.2. nterrogative sentences ask a question. They end with a question mark. Make up endings to the questions. Stop with a question mark. Make up endings to the questions. Stop with a question mark. Who What When WhoWhere 3. Exclamatory sentences show strong emotion. They end with an exclamation point. Copy these exclamations. Stop with an exclamation point. Watch out for the snake! A snake is loose! What4. mperative sentences are bossy. They make a request or give an order. They end with a period or exclamation point. Copy the imperative sentence. Stop with an exclamation point. Call an ambulance!

When The FNE Print Sometimes a subject is missing from a sentence, but you can figure it out. “Watch out!” means “You watch out.” In England, a period is called a full stop. 34 Can-Do Cursive © 2022 Learning Without Tears

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LESSON PLAN

1. Direction Instruction (Demo)3. Exclamatory sentences show strong emotion. They end with an exclamation point. Review the four sentence types. Share examples of each. Ask students to identify the correct ending Copy these exclamations. Stop with an exclamation point. punctuation. Watch out for the snake! A snake is loose! Call an ambulance!

2. Guide Practice

Children complete one declarative sentence and one interrogative sentence together.

Children complete the remaining sentences independently.

3. Check Understanding 4. mperative sentences are bossy. They make a request or give an order. They end with a period or exclamation point. Children use the Check Sentence list to check sentences. Copy the imperative sentence. Stop with an exclamation point.

✔ Check Sentence 1. Start with a capital. 2. Put space between words. 3. Use punctuation.

Check Sentence

Children share their interrogative sentences with the class. The FNE Print Sometimes a subject is missing from a sentence, but you can figure it out. “Watch out!” means “You watch out.” In England, a period is called a full stop.

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