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The purpose of a period in a sentence is to indicate a complete stop at the end of a complete thought. A period in a sentence acts much the same as a stop sign on a road: you stop, wait a short bit, and continue. (On a road, you look for other traffic, but in reading, a period allows you to take a breath before continuing.)

This is an example of sentences without periods. Notice how hard it is to read these 3 sentences:

I had a birthday party With my friends present, I opened my gifts My mother baked my cake and took pictures at the party

NOTE to Supervisors: do not punctuate or remove this example of 3 sentences lacking periods.

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