Question marks and exclamation marks · Year 2

A sentence ends with a full stop, a question mark or an exclamation mark. A question mark (?) ends a sentence that asks something. An exclamation mark (!) ends a sentence that shows strong feeling, such as surprise, pain, excitement or a warning.

Key facts

• Use a question mark when the sentence asks something: Where do you live?
• Questions often start with a question word (what, where, who, why, when, which, how) or with a verb such as is, can, do or did.
• Use an exclamation mark for strong feeling or a warning: Ouch, that hurts! Watch out!
• Use a full stop when the sentence just tells you something: I have two sisters.
• Use only one mark at the end, and don't use too many exclamation marks: they lose their power.

Worked examples

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