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- See also
- Notes
- References
{{Punctuation marks|. ? !}}Terminal punctuation refers to the punctuation marks used to identify the end of a portion of 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 the period, the question mark, and the 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] Terminal punctuation in English | Interrogative | | No | Yes |
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| Exclamatory | No | Period or Full stop (.) | Question mark (?) |
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| Yes | Exclamation mark (!) | Interrobang (‽) |
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See also Notes 1. ^Baugh 2005. p. 45.
2. ^Research and Education Association 2009. p. 177.
3. ^University of Chicago Press 1982 Chicago Manual of Style. p. 133.
4. ^Lutz and Stevenson 2005. p. 199.
5. ^Loberger and Shoup 2009. p. 158.
References {{refbegin}}- {{cite book |title= Essentials of English Grammar: The Quick Guide to Good English|edition=3rd|last= Baugh|first= L. Sue|year= 2005|publisher=McGraw Hill|location= New York|isbn=978-0-07-145708-8|ref=Bau05}}
- {{cite book |title=Webster's New World English Grammar Handbook|edition= 2nd|last1=Loberger|first1=Gordon|last2=Shoup|first2=Kate|year=2009|publisher=Wiley Publishing|location=Hoboken, NJ|isbn=978-0-470-41080-6|ref=Lob09}}
- {{cite book |title=The Writing Digest Grammar Desk Reference|last1=Lutz|first1= Gary|last2= Stevenson|first2=Diane|year=2005|publisher=Writer's Digest Books|location=Cincinnati, OH|isbn=978-1-58297-335-7|ref=Lut05}}
- {{cite book |title= REA's Handbook of English Grammar, Style, and Writing|last= Staff of REA|year= 2009 |publisher= Research and Education Association|isbn= 978-0-87891-552-1|ref=Rea09}}
- {{cite book |title= The Chicago Manual of Style: For Authors, Editors, and Copywriters|edition= 13th Revised and Expanded|author= University of Chicago Press|year= 1982|publisher= University of Chicago Press|location= Chicago and London|isbn= 978-0-226-10403-4|ref= Chi82}}
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