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Exclamation Mark
What do you call someone who loves animals? Bhavna. Bhavna loves all animals equally and... Wait, what is that noise?
Help! A bear!
STOP AND THINK
What makes us change our intonation when reading this sentence?
If Bhavna sounds overly dramatic, it’s because of the two exclamation marks. They literally make the narrator raise their eyebrows and cry out in a loud, high-pitched voice.
We’ve got to help Bhavna. We can start by taking out one of the exclamation marks.
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Help a bear!
Although Bhavna is not in danger anymore, she needs you to support her charity. Her message is loud and clear with the final exclamation mark.
DID YOU KNOW?
The name ‘exclamation mark’ comes from the Latin word ‘Io’, which meant ‘Hurray’.
Io = Hurray
In time, the ‘I’ gradually moved on top of the ‘o’ and became the punctuation mark we use today.
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KEY TAKEAWAY
An exclamation mark is at the end of a sentence that expresses a lot of feeling, for example enthusiasm, certainty and anger. It is also used to give an order or instruction.
Remember not to use two or three exclamation marks in a row (!!!), unless it’s a personal message or letter.
Do not leave a gap between a word and an exclamation mark:
Excellent ! Instead write: Excellent!
LEMON SQUEEZY
Can you put in missing punctuation marks? Check that all sentences start with a capital letter.
that mini heart attack you get when your foot slides down the stairs
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stop talking and listen
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i’m so glad i don’t have to take this test again
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go don’t look back go
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my sister asked me to pass her the chapstick, but I accidentally passed her a glue stick she still hasn’t spoken to me
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i can cut down a tree only using my vision it’s true i saw it with my own eyes
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three conspiracy theorists walk into a bar you can’t tell me that’s just a coincidence
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so what if I don’t know what apocalypse means it’s not the end of the world
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BREEZE THROUGH
A full stop or an exclamation mark? Add correct punctuation marks at the end of each sentence and check for missing capital letters.
Stop you’re ruining my new coat
Maybe now is not the best time
The seat is mine get over it
I don’t know why i couldn’t sleep last night
How exciting i didn’t know mr brantley is getting married
Wow i simply love it
It’s a really lovely meal thank you
He’s just won the lottery you don’t say
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