Full stops 1. Read the story.
The fish in the tank saw the cat.
The cat saw the fish.
The cat jumped on the table.
The fish hid in the plants.
Mum saw the cat looking at the fish.
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r o e t s B r e Mum took the cat outside and shut theo door. p ok u The fish came S out from behind the leaves and swam around. A full stop looks like a dot. It can be found at the end of a sentence. A sentence is a group of words which make sense by themselves.
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4. Read each sentence and draw a full stop at the end.
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(a) The cat sat on the back step
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(d) The cat came inside
(e) It was dry and warm inside
(f) The cat curled up on the floor and watched the fish
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