Short Sentences

From words to sentences

A sentence starts with a capital letter, ends with a full stop, and has single spaces between its words. Typing short sentences lets you practise all three habits at once: the Shift key at the start, a steady rhythm in the middle and a clean full stop at the end.

How to practice

• Use the Shift key on the opposite side to the letter you are capitalising.
• Think one word ahead, so your fingers never wait for your eyes.
• End every sentence with a full stop and a single space before the next one.

Common mistake

Typing two spaces after a full stop, an old typewriter habit. Modern text needs only one.