Sentences
A sentence is a group of words that makes sense on its own. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark!
What You Need to Know
A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense. Every sentence must have a capital letter at the start and an end mark — a full stop (.), a question mark (?) or an exclamation mark (!). A sentence also needs to have someone or something (a subject) and what they do (a verb). For example: The dog runs fast.
Key Concepts
Capital Letter
Starts every sentence
Full Stop
Ends a statement
Question Mark
Ends a question
Makes Sense
Complete meaning
Statement (full stop):
The cat sat on the mat.
Question (question mark):
Where is the cat?
Exclamation (exclamation mark):
The cat jumped so high!
Key Vocabulary
Sentence
A group of words that makes complete sense. It has a capital letter at the start and an end mark.
Capital Letter
A big letter used at the start of every sentence (e.g. T, A, W) and for names.
Full Stop
The dot (.) placed at the end of a statement to show the sentence is finished.
Question Mark
The symbol (?) placed at the end of a question, e.g. Can you help me?
Knowledge Check
Select the correct answer for each question. Click "Check Answer" to see if you are right.
Question 1
Which of these is a correct sentence?
Question 2
Which end mark goes at the end of this sentence: "What is your name"
Question 3
Which group of words is NOT a sentence?
Question 4
Every sentence must start with a:
Key Concepts Summary
- ●A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.
- ●Every sentence starts with a capital letter.
- ●Sentences end with a full stop (.), question mark (?) or exclamation mark (!).
- ●A sentence must make sense on its own — it needs a complete meaning.