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LESSON 23 OF 30 · PUNCTUATION
Punctuation: question and exclamation marks
Question marks and exclamation marks at the ends of words.
stone? acts! boy incline! latest?
qwertyuiop
asdfghjkl;
zxcvbnm,./
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Start typing. Six short lines, no clock.Escrestart lesson
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About this lesson
These two marks close a sentence, and on most layouts each one is a shifted key. That makes them a three-step movement: Shift, key, release.
The practice lines attach the marks to ordinary words so that you rehearse the whole movement in context rather than as an isolated key. If the Shift hand feels unsure, go back to the capitals level for one quick round first.
Hand position
- Both marks usually need Shift; hold it with the opposite hand.
- Type the mark as part of the word, without a pause before it.
- Follow each mark with a space, as you would in a sentence.
This lesson is defined by its characters rather than by key position, so it is the same on every keyboard layout. It takes about 3 minutes: six short lines, passed at 92% accuracy. Speed is not part of the pass mark.