Click on the correct use of exclamation and question marks.

Yours sincerely!

I asked him what he did?

What did you see?

What did you see!

Where are we going?

That’s great!


When might you put an exclamation mark after "Yours sincerely"?

Direct or Indirect?

You should only use question marks in direct questions – not in reported speech e.g.:
"What do you want for tea?" – Direct
I want to know why you’re late. – Indirect

Which ones do you use a full stop or question for:


Which way shall we go

?

.

The question is always the same

?

.

I'm wondering if we can continue in this rain

?

.

What's up

?

.

Where's my towel

?

.

I wanted to know why he was late

?

.


Can you make up 5 indirect questions?

! and ? are often over-used or wrongly used.
Spot 4 examples of errors or over-use:

Why is Spain such a popular country with tourists. Maybe it’s because of the constant sun and lovely beaches! The question we must ask is whether we can make our country as popular for tourists? Wales has loads to offer everyone. Why waste thousands of pounds on air-fare. We have all we need on our doorstep right here. First of all….

Why is Spain such a popular country with tourists? Maybe it’s because of the constant sun and lovely beaches. The question we must ask is whether we can make our country as popular for tourists. Wales has loads to offer everyone. Why waste thousands of pounds on air-fare? We have all we need on our doorstep right here. First of all…


Write an opening of a speech that is trying to ‘sell’ your local area. Make good use of exclamation and question marks.