Video: Punctuation

What do the marks at the end of a sentence mean? It’s a mystery! Let’s start with the blue bubble with the periods.

There is always a period at the end of a telling sentence.

What is this punctuation mark called?

When a sentence is asking a question, it ends with a question mark.

Here’s an easy question, What is your name?

Let’s read this book title- A Big Blue? The question mark means we don’t know what is big and blue- that’s the question.

Here are two punctuation marks. Put your finger on the question mark.
That’s right- the yellow one that looks like he doesn’t know the answer is the question mark. Who is the red one?

Let’s examine the exclamation point now.

This sentence should be read with excitement. I love this book!

Let’s play a little game called- which mark will it be?

That is a mad dog! Point to the right mark. Are you pointing to the blue bubble with the exclamation point? That’s right!

Touch the ending mark for this sentence-

They are playing hide and seek.
Is your finger on the yellow bubble with the period? You got it- it’s a telling sentence so it ends in a period.

Last mark- Stare at the ending punctuation for this sentence-
Where are you going?

Are you staring at the green bubble with the question mark?

Yes! A question sentence ends in a question mark.

Great work detective! Mystery solved!