| Examples Help! What is the definition of Period? How do you define and when to use a Period? What are the rules for using one? The definition of this punctuation mark is as follows: |
| Punctuation Mark - Definition of a Period | | Definition: The period, or full stop, is a punctuation mark (.) which is used to mark the end of a sentence. | | Punctuation Mark - Definition |
When to use the Period - the Rules The Period is the simplest punctuation mark. It is simply used to mark the end of a complete sentence that is neither interrogative nor exclamatory. When to use the Period with examples. |
- After every sentence conveying a complete meaning: "Birds fly." "Plants grow." "Man is mortal."
- In abbreviations: after every abbreviated word: Rt. Rev. T. C. Alexander, D.D., L.L.D.
- A period is used on the title pages of books after the name of the book, after the author's name, after the publisher's imprint: American Trails. By Theodore Roosevelt. New York. Scribner Company.:
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Examples Help - Period - Understanding English Grammar! English Grammar applies rules for standard use of words and how their component parts combine to form sentences. A grammar is also a system for classifying and analyzing the elements of language including inflections, functions, rules and relations in the sentence. This page about when to use the Period with the rules and guidelines will help with the understanding of this subject. | |
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- Referred to as a Full Stop in the U.K.
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