Punctuating a sentence
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Oh, what's this?
Get well soon scoop, love from Max. Oh, Max, this is lovely!
I need to teach you about capitals and full stops.
Let's do it now! Then we can make this card for Scoop really special.
Ok. Capital letters go at the start of a sentence.
"Get well soon Scoop” is our first sentence. So "get" needs a capital G.
"love from Max" is our second sentence. That means that "love" needs a capital "L". Amazing!
And full stops go at the end of a sentence. Great job Max.
We also use capital letters at the start of someone's name. So there are two names in your card.
We've got Scoop and Max. Wow. You're a really fast learner Max!
He's working! Never mind.
Where to use capital letters
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Hello boys and girls! It’s your little old grandma here! But don’t be fooled…I’m actually the coolest hip-hop granny in town.
Bop! Bop! Do the full stop bop!
Bop! Bop! Do the full stop bop!
Bop! Bop! Do the full stop bop!
Bop! Bop! Do the full stop bop!
Boppidity bop bop bop. Do the full stop!
Boppidity bop bop bop. Do the full stop!
B-b-b-b-b. Do the full stop!
Boppidity bop. Do the full stop bop!
Word space, word space.
Dancing around all over the place.
Word space, word space.
Moving my body to the groovy bass.
Word space, word space.
Bopping around I’m about to pop.
Word space, word space.
I finish my sentence with a big full stop!
Sentences start with a capital letter!
A capital letter I how they start.
Capital letters when we start at the beginning.
When we end the sentence, we put a full stop!
Names of the people start with capital letters!
Capital letter, it starts my name.
Like Peter or Jacob, Ayesha or Sarah.
The capital letter, it stays the same!
Word space, word space.
Dancing around all over the place.
Word space, word space.
Moving my body to the groovy bass.
Word space, word space.
Bopping around I’m about to pop.
Word space, word space.
I finish my sentence with a big full stop.
When I say ‘I’, it’s a capital letter.
It’s a capital letter when I say I.
The pronoun ‘I’ is a capital letter.
And when I finish my sentence, I put a full stop.
Months of the year have a capital letter, a capital letter!
When you’re writing a month like January, February, March, April, May!
It’s a capital letter for every day!
Names of the places have capital letters, capital letters they start place names.
Like London or Cardiff or Brighton or Blackpool!
A capital letters, it’s always the same.
So now you know how to use capital letters!
It’s really pretty easy when you know how!
Capital letters when we start at the beginning!
When we end the sentence we put a full stop!
Bop! Bop! Do the full stop bop!
Bop! Bop! Do the full stop bop!
Bop! Bop! Do the full stop bop!
Bop! Bop! Do the full stop bop!
Boppidity bop bop bop. Do the full stop!
Boppidity bop bop bop. Do the full stop!
B-b-b-b-b. Do the full stop!
Boppidity bop bop bop. Do the full stop!
Word space, word space.
Dancing around all over the place.
Word space, word space.
Moving my body to the groovy bass.
Word space, word space.
Bopping around I’m about to pop!
Word space, word space.
I finish my sentence with a big full stop!
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