Periods Exclamation Points and Question Marks

A "hero" or a "lifesaver."

Yellow and black signs with an exclamation mark typically indicate a warning, alert, or potential hazard on the road ahead. These signs are designed to grab the attention of drivers and prompt them to proceed with caution. They usually signal specific dangers such as sharp curves, pedestrian crossings, or road work ahead.

Yes, if the question is a complete sentence and the citation follows the question within the same sentence, you would typically place a period after the closing parenthesis of the citation to end the sentence.

No, there should not be a capital letter after an exclamation mark. After an exclamation mark, you should start the next sentence with a lowercase letter unless it is a proper noun.

At the end of a sentence. Like I just did, and am about to do. See? No that wasn't a full stop, that was a question mark. That right there is a full stop. They're also called periods.

To add emphasis or a sense of urgency to an already grammatically correct statement. In other words, exclamation points are NEVER required but are definitely expected in some cases such as "The house is on fire!". However the statement "The house is on fire." is still grammatically correct.

This type of sentence is called exclamatory. An exclamation mark is used to express surprise, exasperation, anger or a loud retort: for example, "Watch out!", "That's not fair!" It is also used to emphasise a point, e.g. "I can't believe it!"

Most standard typewriters don't have italics, unless you switch the set of hammers out with italic font completely. Instead, type what you want italicized, then backspace to the start of the word and underline it with the underscore key ( _ ). Underlining is the best way to make a word stand out when typing on a typewriter.

to add surprise. Another reason we put exclamation marks is if a character is shouting.

Yes, an exclamation point can be used after good news to emphasize excitement, joy, or enthusiasm. However, it is not mandatory and ultimately depends on personal style and the tone you want to convey in your message.

Question marks (?) and full stops (.) are punctuation marks used in writing to indicate the end of a sentence (full stop) or to signal a direct question (question mark).

The period marks the end of a sentence, for one. It also tells what tone to use when reading a sentence ending in a period. It shows that the sentence is not exclamatory or a question. The period is like the final note in a song, its perhaps the most important note.

No, a period is not used after the reference when an in-text citation ends with a question mark. The question mark serves as the punctuation at the end of the sentence, and adding a period would be redundant.

The question mark is primarily used at the end of a sentence to indicate a direct question, such as "Are you coming to the party?" It can also be used in informal writing to denote uncertainty or a sense of inquiry in statements, like "I think he's late?"

There is no difference between an exclamation mark and an exclamation point. They are two names for the same thing.

Yes, in APA style, the period for a sentence comes before the internal citation. This means that your sentence should end with a period, followed by the internal citation. For example: "This is a sample sentence." (Author, Year).

Yes, you would still put a period at the end of the sentence even if it includes a parenthetical reference. The period indicates the end of the sentence's main thought, and the parenthetical reference is additional information for the reader's benefit.

The period goes after the closing parenthesis of the citation.

The most common usage of quotation signify one of three things: dialogue, titles, and quotes. For dialogue and quotes, there will almost always be a comma before the quotation starts. For titles, this won't always be the case.

A question mark inside a box typically indicates that the device is unable to display a specific character or symbol. This could be due to encoding or font issues. It signifies that the intended character is not supported and cannot be shown correctly on the screen.

In American English, a colon typically goes outside quotation marks. For example: She said: "Hello." This is because the colon is not part of the quoted material. However, in British English, the colon is placed inside the quotation marks.

In American English, periods typically go inside parentheses when the parenthetical phrase is a complete sentence. In British English, periods go outside parentheses unless they are part of the parenthetical sentence.

Information that must be placed inside quotation marks includes direct quotes from a speaker or text, titles of shorter works such as articles or poems, and certain words used as linguistic examples or when discussing the word itself.

It would be correct to do so. It would be better to try and not use the abbreviation at all and to define whatever else is similar