Periods Exclamation Points and Question Marks

I water my plants periodically, which means I do it on a regular basis rather than every day.

An imperative sentence typically ends with a period (.) or an exclamation point (!). This type of sentence gives a command, request, or instruction to someone.

Yes, "What prompted you to call today?" is an open-ended question because it encourages the caller to provide a detailed response rather than a simple "yes" or "no." It invites the caller to share their reasons or motivations for making the call.

No. The clown juggled with three balls is not an exclamatory sentence. Therefore, it would have a period at the end.

No one here has any common sense!

I'd love a date with him any day!

We don't have any more toilet paper!

He doesn't have any patience with his own child!

Any student who throws snow will be sent to the office immediately!

An exclamation mark is a punctuation mark that looks like a vertical line with a dot at the top (!). It is used in writing to indicate strong feelings, emphasis, or excitement.

A good way to end a sentence is by using strong punctuation like a period, question mark, or exclamation point to clearly signal the completion of the thought.

Because one period is signifying the shortened word (ie Dr.) and the other is just a period for the end of the sentence.

No, there should not be two periods when "am" is at the end of a sentence. Only one period is needed to end the sentence.

A question mark is placed at the end of a sentence if the sentence is a question.

"lol" is an abbreviation for "laugh out loud" is used in online conversations or text messages to indicate amusement or laughter. It is often added to indicate that the sender found something funny or amusing.

Yes, it is standard to include a period after ".com" when it ends a sentence.

If you use an exclamation point, then you've probably just ended a sentence. For instance, "I won the lottery!"

If you end a sentence, then the next sentence must begin with a capital letter (usually). There are some different uses of exclamation points as they relate to capital/lowercase letters. For example, if you're writing, "I won the lottery!" the next sentence would logically begin with a capital letter. So you might say, "I won the lottery! I'm going to buy a new car."

BUT, sometimes the rules can change. In Shakespeare, for example, one-word interjections followed by exclamation points are often followed by a lowercase word. For instance, one might say, "Lo! he is swooning with love."

Or, if you're quoting someone as saying, "Hey!" then your sentence might be something like this: "'Hey!' he said."

Usually, though, you can assume that your next word after an exclamation point should be capitalized.

Quotation marks should be placed around any quotes. In other words, any text that you have copied from elsewhere.

Yes it's possible but will depend on the context.

The four dots at the end of a question are called an ellipsis, which signifies that there is more to the sentence or thought that is being left unsaid or intentionally omitted.

Yes, it is grammatically correct to end a sentence with "also" if used appropriately in the context of the sentence. However, it is generally considered better style to use it within the sentence for better flow and clarity.

Yes it does.

* exception "Why thank you."

Media formats , magazines, papers, television frequently use statements like "Why there is so much crime these days"..take a look at a Time Magazine fr example.

I am actually in the process of trying to find what this particular linguistic device is called. Can anyone answer for me ? why I hope they can !

If you mean with "then", you can.

But you can't end a sentence with "than", because it's a conjuction

An Example of phrase with then:

" It should be this way, then. "

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Yes. The period shows that your sentence is finished.

The long time question has been, is the glass half empty, or half full?

The punctuation you refer to is called an ellipsis. It is used to indicate a pause, a missing thought, or an abrupt, unfinished sentence.

Four periods at the end of a sentence are called an ellipsis, used to indicate an omission in text.

Yes, you still include a period within the quotation marks if the quoted material itself is a complete sentence and it comes at the end of your sentence.

Either a period, a question mark or an exclamation point.