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- [Verse 1]
- Start a sentence with a capital,
- Make it big and make it bright!
- The dog is in the garden.
- Now we've started off just right!
- Names and places need them too,
- Like Sam, London, Monday.
- A capital letter leads the way,
- At the beginning of what we say!
- [Chorus]
- Stop! Ask! Shout!
- Punctuation helps us out!
- Capital letter, start it right,
- Full stop brings the sentence tight!
- Question mark when you want to know,
- Exclamation mark—let feelings show!
- [Verse 2]
- A full stop means we're finished,
- At the end of a statement.
- I like football.
- The bus is late.
- That's a simple sentence!
- A declarative tells us something,
- It gives us information.
- The boy walked to school.
- That's a clear declaration!
- [Chorus]
- Stop! Ask! Shout!
- Punctuation helps us out!
- Capital letter, start it right,
- Full stop brings the sentence tight!
- Question mark when you want to know,
- Exclamation mark—let feelings show!
- [Verse 3]
- When you're asking something,
- A question mark goes there.
- Where is my pencil?
- Do you like football?
- It tells us to take care!
- A question sentence asks us something,
- And waits for a reply.
- What time does class begin?
- There's your question—give it a try!
- [Verse 4]
- When you're shocked or excited,
- Or giving a strong command,
- An exclamation mark can help
- Your reader understand!
- Watch out!
- That's amazing!
- Stop!—don't cross that line!
- An exclamation mark shows feeling,
- And makes the writing shine!
- [Verse 5]
- An imperative tells someone
- What to do or what to say.
- Sit down.
- Open your book.
- Close the door.
- Write your name.
- They're instructions or commands,
- They're telling us an action.
- Listen carefully.
- Turn the page.
- Now you're taking action!
- [Verse 6]
- A simple sentence has one main idea,
- One main clause—that's the key!
- The cat sleeps.
- The children laugh.
- Simple as can be!
- The teacher smiles.
- The rain falls.
- I like pizza.
- Each one makes complete sense—
- Now you know the feature!
- [Verse 7]
- Two simple sentences can join together,
- And make a compound one!
- Use and, but, or so
- To join them up—here we go!
- I like football, and I like tennis.
- It was raining, but we went outside.
- I was hungry, so I ate my lunch.
- Two ideas joined together,
- Now our sentence has begun!
- [Final Chorus]
- Stop! Ask! Shout!
- Punctuation helps us out!
- Capital letter, start it right,
- Full stop brings the sentence tight!
- Question mark—when you want to know!
- Exclamation mark—let feelings show!
- Simple, compound, commands as well,
- Declaratives—we've got them down!
- Capital! Full stop! Question mark!
- Exclamation mark—make your writing spark!
- Simple! Compound! Imperative too!
- Punctuation power—now you know what to do!
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