The comma and the full stop sit next to the m key, with the space bar below.
The big ideaA comma is a tiny rest. A full stop is a big stop at the end.
How it works
A comma is a tiny rest in the middle of a sentence. In a list it goes between the things: apples, bananas, grapes.
A full stop is a big stop at the very end of a sentence. A capital letter marks the start of the next sentence.
Type a comma straight after the word, with no space before it. Then tap the space bar once.
The right middle finger types the comma. The right ring finger types the full stop.
The comma is just below the k key. The full stop comes next to it.
Example 1: Type a comma
Type the word red.
Type a comma right after it, with no space before it.
Tap the space bar once.
Type the next word, blue.
Example 2: Type a full stop
Type the last word of the sentence.
Type the full stop right after it, with no space before it.
If another sentence follows, tap the space bar once and start it with a capital letter.
Example 3: Type a list
Type apples, then a comma, then tap space.
Type pears, then a comma, then tap space.
Type eggs and milk, then the full stop.
Read it out loud with a tiny breath at each comma and a stop at the end.
A list with commas and a full stop.
Words to know
comma
A small mark like a dot with a little tail. It is a tiny rest in the middle of a sentence.
full stop
The dot that ends a sentence.
capital letter
The big letter that starts a sentence.
list
Things written one after another, with commas between them.
Watch out
A comma touches the word before it. No space comes before a comma.
A full stop goes at the end of a sentence, not after every word.
One tap of the space bar after a comma, not two.
The comma is a tiny rest and the sentence carries on. The full stop ends it.
Try it
Which mark is a tiny rest in a list?
Which mark goes at the very end of a sentence?
Which finger types the comma?
Is there a space before a comma?
Answers: 1. A comma · 2. A full stop · 3. The right middle finger · 4. No
Try at homeType a list of three things you like. Put a comma after the first two, no space before it and one space after it, and end with a full stop. Then read it out loud to a grown-up, with a tiny rest at each comma.
For grown-upsAsk your child to type a list of three things they like, with commas and a full stop, then read it aloud with a tiny rest at each comma; a space before a comma is the slip to watch for.
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