Periods Exclamation Points and Question Marks

In American Language they say like this:

"I wonder why she did that."

In British English, most punctuation goes outside of quotation marks.

Example:

She said, "I wonder what they're doing".

But in American English, the opposite rule applies -- most punctuation goes inside of quotation marks.

Example:

She said, "I wonder what they're doing."

No, typically a full stop is not used after a heading in formatting texts. Headings are meant to be brief and act as signposts for the content that follows.

Authors use exclamation points at the end of certain sentences to convey strong emotions such as excitement, surprise, enthusiasm, or urgency. It helps to emphasize a point or to add intensity to the tone of the writing. However, it is advisable to use them sparingly so they have a greater impact when used.

It is not necessary to put a period after an acronym unless it is part of a title or part of a specific writing style guide that requires it.

The phrase "Who am I" should be written with a question mark at the end ("Who am I?") since it is asking a question.

When citing a quoted question in writing, you can include it in your text within quotation marks and attribute it to the source. For example, "What is the meaning of life?" (Doe, 2021). Make sure to include the author's name and the year of publication in the citation.

Sometimes when quoting, it is necessary to add a word or two to explain the context. Any added words must be placed in square brackets to show that they weren't in the original. The reason for putting the first letter in brackets is usually that it was in upper case in the original but won't be in the quote (or vice versa).

For example, I might quote from Hamlet as follows:

The question facing Hamlet was "[t]o be or not to be". Here the square bracket is needed because the original has "To be or not to be".

Sentences with quotation marks will look like this:

I said, "Walk with me to the store."

Sentences with a quote in them will look like this:

According to Brian's first novel, "The weather was hot and humid that day."

A period does come before a quotation mark if the quotation at the end of the sentence, such as:

Lucy than said, "Hi, Mr. Warner."


If the quotation is not at the end of the sentence, use a comma instead of a period, such as:


"Hi, Mr. Warner," Lucy replied.

A vignette question is a type of question that presents a short scenario or story, often followed by a series of questions designed to assess the individual's reactions, thoughts, or proposals based on the given context. Vignette questions are commonly used in research studies, assessments, and interviews to evaluate problem-solving skills, decision-making processes, and ethical considerations.

No. Most sentences starting with MAYBE are declarative statements, and end with a full stop (period). Maybe you don't understand the meaning of the word "maybe". No. Most sentences starting with MAYBE are declarative statements, and end with a full stop (period). Maybe you don't understand the meaning of the word "maybe".

Three full stops, or 'periods' as some in the US call them, is called an ellipsis. In more formal writing it can indicate that the material you are quoting goes on, but the material is not relevant to your topic. In more casual writing, it can indicate that the writer isn't clear how to proceed, or it can indicate sarcasm, cynicism, doubt, or just a pause in the thought. You have to get a lot from context.

Yes, or excitement, surprise, urgency, or other strong feeling. Exclamation points are best used very sparingly. That means don't use them often (and never more than one at a time) in serious writing. They do not belong in formal writing at all, or only under very rare circumstance. But of course casual correspondence and e-mail don't have to follow the rues of formal English.

A theoretical question is one that seeks hypotheses. it looks to possibles rather than probables. theories come from paradigms and help one to examine or seek what is possible ie what is the experience of someone who is living a particular event. In the humanitites, theoretical questions are posed often via theoretical frameworks, investigating experiences.

The list is almost endless. UFO's, the human brain, God and the bible, the statues of Easter Island, unknow species such as Bigfoot, unknown and as yet undocumented species of the Amazonian rain forest, ghosts, the Bermuda Triangle.

A children's book or a graphic novel, such as "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle or "Captain Underpants" by Dav Pilkey, may have many exclamation marks to emphasize excitement or action in the story.

The reader can infer that the young person in question is likely filled with youthful energy and exuberance, possibly prone to being outspoken and enthusiastic. Their actions and expressions may be vibrant and dynamic, with a sense of excitement and passion punctuating their interactions.

"Wonderful" is not typically used as an exclamation on its own, but it can be part of a sentence that expresses excitement or admiration, such as "How wonderful it is to see you!" or "Isn't that view just wonderful!"

Raining exclamation marks is a metaphor. This is because a simile has to have either 'like' or 'as.'

That depends on the style and structure of the poem. Some poets do use full stops to indicate the end of a thought or idea, while others may use line breaks or other punctuation to create a particular rhythm or flow. Ultimately, it is up to the poet's preference and how they want to convey their message.

Unless there is a specific style of poetry that one is attempting to emulate, poetry is free of any restrictions of grammar and punctuation.

However, the decision to use or not use any form of punctuation or grammar in a poem must be purposeful and not just an error. e e Cummings in particular purposefully eschews the use of punctuation or even capitalisation (hence how his name has been spelt here) despite being a traditional poet who often used a sonnet style.

e e Cummings' use or misuse or lack of grammatical rules draws attention to the content of the poem, the reader drawing the rhythm and meter of the poem from purely syntactic clues.

To take this even further, there is no real requirement to put the words in order, on separate lines, with spaces between them or with structure at all, if that was relevant to the meaning you wished to convey.

Consider:

"She walks in beauty, like the night

Of cloudless climes and starry skies;

And all that's best of dark and bright

Meet in her aspect and her eyes:"

--Lord Byron

Compared to:

"She walks

in b e a u t y like the n i g h t

of

cloudless climes

and starry skies;

And all that's best of

dark

and

B R I G H T

Meet in her aspect

a

n

d

her

eyes."

--Lord Byron

Of course it ruins it but that style might be more suitable for a moment with drama and tempest than the gushing love songs of Byron.

Experiment. You can't be wrong, but you can be careless or boring.

Keats uses a question mark for the rhetorical questions at the start of La Belle Dame sans Merci. And Ian McEwan uses one for 'Or shall we die'? in his oratorio.

So some poets do, certainly.

In this exclamation, Benedick is expressing disbelief at the idea of someone remaining single at the age of sixty. He seems to be highlighting the rarity of finding an unmarried man of that age, implying that it's unusual for someone to stay single for so long.