. Period Flashcards
To end a sentence that is not exclamatory or directly interrogative, use___
A period.
To end a sentence that is not exclamatory or directly interrogative, if the sentence ends with an abbreviation that is already punctuated with a period, use___
No additional periods.
To end a sentence that is not exclamatory or directly interrogative, if the sentence ends with an abbreviation that is already punctuated with a period and that is also contained within quotation marks, use___
No additional period.
When writing a sentence that is an indirect question, end the sentence with___
A period.
If a sentence ends with a parenthetical that is a part of a larger sentence, place the period___
Outside of the closing parenthesis.
If the parenthetical is itself an entire sentence, the period is placed___
Inside of the closing parenthesis.
If a sentence ends with quoted material, the period is placed___
Inside of the closing quotation mark.
If a sentence ends with quoted material with a question mark or exclamation point at the end, use___
No additional punctuation.
At the end of certain abbreviations, use___
A period.
When using abbreviations, look up whether or not the abbreviation requires___
Periods.
In British English, the period is called the___
Full stop.
In punctuation, full stop refers to___
A period.
When writing initials, use___
Periods.
If a question mark is needed at the end of a sentence that ends with an abbreviation that would normally be marked by a period, use___
The period followed by the question mark.
If an exclamation mark is needed at the end of a sentence that ends with an abbreviation that would normally be marked by a period, use___
The period followed by the exclamation mark.
