Periods Exclamation Points and Question Marks

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Ending a phrase with the term 'good luck' does not require the use of an exclamation mark. The use of an exclamation mark is dependent on the meaning or tone of the sentence, not the use of any particular word or phrase. There are instances in which the use of an exclamation mark after the phrase 'good luck' may distort the intended meaning, such as, 'I have not had good luck'.

An exclamation could refer to the exclamation mark (!), or to anything someone might blurt out when expressing emotion, like "Wow!" or "Yowza," or "Help!"

Yes, but that rule is not always followed in questions on this site because we are not supposed to use punctuation in questions, because the site isn't set up for us to use punctuation in questions. It is set up for us to be able to use punctuation in answers, though.

One period at the end of a sentence is quite sufficient, even if the period serves two purposes (or perhaps even more). Two periods would be awkward.

An exclamation point is a punctuation mark that consists of a vertical line with a dot underneath it. It is represented as "!" and is used to indicate strong feelings, emphasis, or a commanding tone in writing. Typically found at the end of exclamatory sentences, it adds excitement or urgency to the statement.

The correct way is either lowercase with the periods or capital letters without periods.

a.m. / p.m.

or

AM/PM

Et cetera is abbreviated to etc. No second period is needed but you will sometimes find one anyway.

>>I can't think of any instance where a sentence would begin with "Can" and not end in a question mark. But of course, there is an infinite quantity:

"Can openers are great."

"Can openers in purple are my favourite!"

"Can openers aren't usually seen dating garlic presses."

"Can openers [predicate]."

... ;-)

If someone saves the life of your baby you would probably want to say, "Thank you!" If someone gives you a glass of tea, then stick with "Thank you."

Depending on the type of writing, you can usually use an exclamation point in a heading. However, it is not considered professional for most academic writing, such as essays, articles, etc.

In Spanish, a question often uses the same words for a question as it does for a statement, so the beginning of a question needs to be denoted with an inverted question mark.

A question like, "Does your Grandmother have cookies?" in English, would translate from Spanish to English as, "Your Grandmother has cookies?".

The person needs an inverted question mark to start the question, otherwise they may begin reading it as a statement "Your grandmother has cookies.", then backtrack when they realize it's a question.

Comprende?

no, there is only one.

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I can't think of any example where ending a sentence with two periods would be necessary. Not even following the last word in a sentence that is being quoted within parentheses would I expect one to employ two periods. One, I humbly submit, is all that's ever needed.

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Placing more than one punctuation mark at the end of a sentence is superfluous.

It is a rule of punctuation that there be only one form of "end punctuation" to a sentence. Whether the end punctuation be a period, question mark or exclamation point, only one is required.

The rule applies also when the punctuation mark appears within parentheses or quotation marks; a second punctuation mark is both unnecessary and inappropriate.

"¿" is available in all keyboard layouts for Spanish-speaking countries. On English (US) keyboards under Microsoft Windows, the inverted question mark can be entered by holding down the Alt key and pressing 0191, 168, 5544, 01471, or 0215487 on the number pad.

He said backwards not inverted "resiprocate"

You must divide the 50 into the eleven. I'm posotive

Inside the quotation marks, if the question mark is a part of the title, as in: Is this song "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" Otherwise, outside, as in: Can we stop listening to "The Wheels on the Bus"? Looks strange, but it's the truth.

78.0

Or do you mean 7/8 ( Seven Eights)

In which case.

8)7.0000 =

Eight into seven will not go . So '0' in the answerm followed by a decimal point

8)700000 =( 0.

Then eight into 70 = 8 remainder 6'

Hence

8)70000 - 64 R 6. ( = 0.8

> 8)6000 =

Eight into 60 = 7 Remainder 4.

Hence

8)40000 - 5 R 0 = ) 0.875 The answer.

Hence

8)60000 - 56 R 4 = ) 0.87

If you have a reputation for writing essays really well you might end with a rhetorical question, but unless it's just perfect in the context I'd advise against it.

well 1.00 in decimal form would be like 100. Then the extra 25 would be .25 SO the ANSWER WOULD BE 1.25

Something which has no room for confusion. Example: I will ask you only explicit questions.

13.0

Answer "13" is a decimal value IF by "13" you mean 13 in our base-10 numbering system. In this system, the 3 in 13 stands for 3 units, and the 1 in 13 stands for 1 ten. Combining the 1 ten and the 3 units gives 10 + 3 = 13. We also say that 13 is a decimal value because it contains no nondecimal (non-base-10) fractional parts. You could write 13 as 13.0 if you wish. Whole numbers in our base-10/decimal system are always decimal values, by definition. Examples:

13 1/4 is not a decimal value; 13.25 is.

13 2/10 is a decimal value, actually, but not in a decimal representation.

13.2 means the same thing as 13 2/10, but in a decimal representation.

13 1/3 cannot be represented as a pure decimal; it equals 13.3333... (etc.)

"13" could be a number representation of a value in a number system other than base 10. For example, 13 is a value in the hexadecimal (base 16) number system. 13 hex = (1x16)+(3x1) = 19.

In typing, proper style is 2 spaces after a period (.), as well as after a colon (:).

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