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Writing Sentences with Full Stops and Question Marks

In this topic you will write statements and questions with the correct end marks.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

  • Write statements ending with full stops
  • Write questions ending with question marks
  • Change statements into questions

What you already know

  • Full stops, commas and question marks

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

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B4.5.2.1.1 – Write sentences using full stops and question marks appropriately

Introduction

Every sentence must end with the right mark. Statements tell; questions ask.

1. Statements and Questions

Examples
StatementQuestion
Esi is at home.Is Esi at home?
The bus has left.Has the bus left?
They play football.Do they play football?
Kofi went to Ho.Where did Kofi go?

2. Changing Statements into Questions

  • Move the helping word to the front: "Esi is at home." → "Is Esi at home?"
  • Add do/does/did: "They play football." → "Do they play football?"
  • Use a question word: "Kofi went to Ho." → "Where did Kofi go?"
Paired cards showing a statement and its question form
Figure 1: Statements and questions Write two statement and question pairs.Illustration: Sirbus

Tip: Use the same end marks when writing in your Ghanaian language.

New words

statement
A sentence that tells.
question
A sentence that asks.
end mark
The punctuation at the end of a sentence.
helping word
A word like is, are, has or did.
question word
Who, what, where, when, why or how.
appropriately
In the correct way.

Summary

  • Statements end with full stops.
  • Questions end with question marks.
  • Change statements to questions by moving a helping word or adding do/does/did.
  • Question words begin many questions.

Class activity: Question Maker

  1. Your partner writes a statement.
  2. Turn it into a question.
  3. Check the end marks together.

You need: Locally made punctuation cards, Sentence strips about local life, Exercise books, Pencils

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. Which sentence is a question?

    • A. Is it raining?
    • B. It is raining.
    • C. Rain falls.
    • D. The rain is heavy.
    Show answer
    Answer: Is it raining?It asks.

  2. 2. Change "The baby is asleep." into a question.

    • A. Is the baby asleep?
    • B. The baby asleep?
    • C. Asleep is the baby.
    • D. Is asleep the baby.
    Show answer
    Answer: Is the baby asleep?Move "is" to the front.

  3. 3. Which is a question word?

    • A. Why
    • B. Run
    • C. Table
    • D. Blue
    Show answer
    Answer: WhyIt begins questions.

  4. 4. Statements end with full stops.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueThey tell something.

  5. 5. "Do you like rice." is correct.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalseIt needs a question mark.

  6. 6. The punctuation at the end of a sentence is the ______ mark.

    Show answer
    Answer: endThat is the end mark.

  7. 7. Turn "They live in Tamale." into a question.

    Show answer
    Answer: Do they live in Tamale? or Where do they live?Add do or a question word.

  8. 8. Write a statement and a matching question about your teacher.

    Show answer
    Answer: E.g. Our teacher is kind. Is our teacher kind?Correct end marks.

Homework

  1. Write five statements and change each into a question.