Capital letters: hedgehog
The Grammar Bit!
Read the sentences opposite. You’ll notice that they each contain capital letters. Capital letters (also known as upper-case letters) are used for a number of reasons. Here are some of the main reasons:
- They follow a full-stop to show that a new sentence has started.
- They indicate proper nouns such as the names of people, places, days of the week and months.
- They are used for the pronoun ‘I’.
Now read the sentences again. Can you tell your talk partner why certain words need a capital letter (highlighted in bold) at the start?
Scintillating Sentences
1) Hedgehog Lady was really impressed with Thea’s attitude, dedication and love of animals.
2) It wasn’t until the month of April that the hedgehog (who had been named Spike)appeared once more on the lawn late at night.
4) I really hope that the hedgehogs of Portishead and other parts of the UK will increase in number.
Did you know?
When they are born, hedgehogs’ spines are soft and short. However, their spines become harder, stiffer, sharper and longer soon after.