Question and exclamation marks

Use ? for questions, ! for exclamations, and . for statements.

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Which mark should end this sentence? 'What time is it' A) . B) ? C) ! D) ,
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Which mark should end this sentence? 'What a lovely day' A) . B) ? C) ! D) ;
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Which mark should end this sentence? 'The dog is brown' A) . B) ? C) ! D) ,
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Which mark do we use for a question? A) . B) ? C) ! D) ,
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Match each sentence to the right end mark. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: How are you, Watch out, The cat sat down, Where are you going Right: ?, !, ., ?
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Is this sentence a question? 'Is it raining' 'Is it raining' is a question. A) True B) False
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Add the right end mark: 'Where are you going___' Where are you going___
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Which sentence uses the WRONG end mark? A) How old are you? B) I love cake. C) What a great game! D) The dog ran fast?
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Match each sentence to its type. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: What time is it?, Watch out!, The sky is blue. Right: question, exclamation, statement
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What mark? 'Are you sleepy___' Are you sleepy___
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Answer key

Question and exclamation marks · for parents and teachers

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?
Questions end with a question mark (?).
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!
Exclamations end with an exclamation mark (!).
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.
Statements end with a full stop (.).
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?
Questions end with ?.
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How are you → ?; Watch out → !; The cat sat down → .; Where are you going → ?
Each sentence type uses a different end mark.
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True
Yes, 'Is it raining?' asks something so it is a question.
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?
This is a question, so it ends with a question mark (?).
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The dog ran fast?
'The dog ran fast' is a statement, so it should end with a full stop, not a question mark.
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What time is it? → question; Watch out! → exclamation; The sky is blue. → statement
Questions ask, exclamations show feeling, statements just tell us things.
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?
Questions end with ?.