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Actually it should look like this (cars, airplanes, trains, etc.). But if the sentence ends with an abbreviation, the single period will serve to end the sentence, as in cars, airplanes, trains, etc. You do not use double periods. You can, however, use a question mark or exclamation point after a period that ends a sentence. Were you talking about cars, airplanes, trains, etc.? If this looks unusual, it is because abbreviations, such as etc., are generally avoided at the ends of sentences.
the tarantula periodically shreds its skin
Yes you do.
I am the caitiff that do hold him to't;" Shakespeare. All's well that ends well.
The nutrients of the plant went from it to me over a little period of time.
Use a period inside a parenthetical when the full sentence inside the parentheses ends.
No, you do not need to include an additional punctuation mark at the end of a sentence if the last word already ends in a period.
Imperative Sentences expreses command or request. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.
A declarative sentence typically ends with a period (.), which indicates a statement or assertion.
Actually it should look like this (cars, airplanes, trains, etc.). But if the sentence ends with an abbreviation, the single period will serve to end the sentence, as in cars, airplanes, trains, etc. You do not use double periods. You can, however, use a question mark or exclamation point after a period that ends a sentence. Were you talking about cars, airplanes, trains, etc.? If this looks unusual, it is because abbreviations, such as etc., are generally avoided at the ends of sentences.
The isthmus of Panama is the narrowest point between North and South America. The two mountains were almost separate islands except for a narrow sandy isthmus which connected them.
You wouldn't use a comma and a period together."I am going to the store," Betty said. In that sentence I used a comma in the dialogue because I have a dialogue tag (Betty said). The period comes at the end of the sentence. I would have been incorrect to use a comma, period, and quotation marks.Betty said, "I am going to the store." Notice the comma is with the dialogue tag at the beginning of the sentence. The period ends the dialogue.Those are just a couple examples of the many ways to punctuate dialogue.
Because one period is signifying the shortened word (ie Dr.) and the other is just a period for the end of the sentence.
Yes, A period, question mark or exclamation point is the definite end of a sentence. One should always place a period at the end of quotation marks. Hope this helps.
This sentence ends with the letter z.
Yes, if the ellipsis falls at the end of a sentence, you should use a period after it to indicate the end of the sentence.
Yes, you should always punctuate a sentence that ends with a citation in a works cited. Use the appropriate punctuation mark (usually a period) to end the sentence before the citation.