ESOL Rs/E2.1d Use punctuation and capitalisation to aid understanding
Use punctuation and capitalisation to aid understanding (i) Recognise that different punctuation marks are used for different purposes, and know the relevant terms, e.g. comma, full stop, question mark and exclamation mark (ii) Recognise and take account of how simple punctuation aids understanding of texts, and apply this knowledge when reading (iii) know some common rules, e.g. capital letters for proper nouns; full stops, question marks and exclamation marks for end of sentences; all end-of-sentence markers are followed by an initial capital letter in continuous text written in whole sentences.