Terminal punctuation
Marks that indicate the end of some text
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Terminal punctuation |
Terminal punctuation refers to punctuation marks used to identify an end of a portion of a text. Terminal punctuation marks are also referred to as end marks[1] and stops.[2]
In languages using the ISO basic Latin alphabet, terminal punctuation marks are defined as a period, question mark and exclamation mark.[3][4] These punctuation marks may bring sentences to a close. In their widest sense, terminal punctuation marks bring any element of written text to a close, including other conventions, such as abbreviations.[5]
Interrogative | |||
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No | Yes | ||
Exclamatory | No | Period / Fullstop (.) | Question mark (?) |
Yes | Exclamation mark (!) | Interrobang (‽) |
See also
- Sentence spacing
References
Cited bibliography
- Baugh, L. Sue (2005). Essentials of English Grammar: The Quick Guide to Good English (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-145708-8.
- Loberger, Gordon; Shoup, Kate (2009). Webster's New World English Grammar Handbook (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing. ISBN 978-0-470-41080-6.
- Lutz, Gary; Stevenson, Diane (2005). The Writing Digest Grammar Desk Reference. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. ISBN 978-1-58297-335-7.
- staff of REA (2009). REA's Handbook of English Grammar, Style, and Writing. Research and Education Association. ISBN 978-0-87891-552-1.
- University of Chicago Press (1982). The Chicago Manual of Style: For Authors, Editors, and Copywriters (13th Revised and Expanded ed.). Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-10403-4.
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Common punctuation and other typographical symbols
- space
- , comma
- : colon
- ; semicolon
- ‐ hyphen
- ’ ' apostrophe
- ′ ″ ‴ prime
- . full stop
- - hyphen-minus
- ‒ – — dash
- ⹀ ⸗ double hyphen
- # number sign
- № numero sign
- º ª ordinal indicator
- % percent sign
- ‰ per mille
- ‱ basis point
- ° degree symbol
- ⌀ diameter sign
- _ underscore
- ⁀ tie
- | ¦ ‖ vertical bar
- • bullet
- · interpunct
- ‘ ’ “ ” ' ' " " quotation mark
- ‹ › « » guillemet
- ( ) [ ] { } ⟨ ⟩ bracket
- ” ditto mark
- † ‡ dagger
- ❧ fleuron (hedera, aldus)
- ☞ manicule
- ◊ ⌑ lozenge
- ¶ ⸿ pilcrow (paragraph mark)
- § section mark