Full Stops

A full stop is used at the end of a complete sentence or in other words, at the end of a complete concept with complete meaning.Remember it is necessary for the full stop to come at the end of a sentence to let the reader know that the sentence has finished. Check out the examples:

Some sentences are not actually real sentences because they do not have subjects or verbs, but they imply complete meaning. It means, people can understand them by hearing them. These sentences are called fragment sentences and we must use a full stop at the end of them.

Full stops can be used in some abbreviations. Because in abbreviations there are some omitted letters, we usually use a letter which stands for the word, so if it is made of more than one word; we should separate them by using a full stop (period). Here are a few examples:

When we use honorific titles in written form to call somebody or refer to them, we usually use a period in the end (In American English). Here are the examples that may help you learn them:

We use "AM PM" to say the time. In British English we write them using lowercase letters and with the full stops:

In American English AM-PM usually is written in uppercase letters and without the full stops:

Both ways are correct and it just depends on how do you want to use them.

We can use full stop as a decimal point in numberss:

Remember, with acronyms and initials, we do not usually use a period. For example:

With quotation marks, we use the period inside the quotation marks. Check out the example:

Also pay attention to the following examples:

When an abbreviation has a period in the end and it is also used at the end of the sentence, then you should use only one full stop (period) at the end of the sentence. for example:

The first letter after a period has to be capitalized. Here is the example:

We should remember that there is no space before full stop and one space after it, know that the first letter after the full stop must be capitalized: