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What is Full Stop?
In Spanish, the full stop or period (el punto) marks the end of a sentence or complete thought.
Characteristics
Spanish full stops have some characteristics that govern their use:
The sentence following a full stop always begins with a capital letter.
Juan llegó temprano. Se sentó a leer.
Juan arrived early. He sat down to read.
Full stops are never used at the end of titles and headings.
Capítulo 3 Introducción a la sintaxis
Chapter 3 Introduction to Syntax
(Not Chapter 3. Introducción a la sintaxis.)
They are never used together with questions marks, exclamation marks, or other punctuation marks at the same time.
¿Vienes mañana?
Are you coming tomorrow?
(Not "¿Vienes mañana?.")
When the sentence ends with a parenthesis () or quotation mark "", the full stop comes after it.
Dijo: "No tengo tiempo".
He said: "I don't have time."
Uses
The full stop is one of the most common punctuation marks in all languages. In Spanish, it is used:
To mark the end of a complete statement:
Ella llegó tarde.
She arrived late.
After abbreviations:
Sr., Dr., Avda., Dn., EE. UU., etc.
In writing the time:
14.30
In numbers, for separating thousands (although there are variations among countries and a comma might be used instead):
2.453
two thousand and four hundred fifty-three
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