Sentence examples for terminal punctuation from inspiring English sources
We are informed that when a sentence ends with a quotation American usage always places the terminal punctuation inside the quotation marks, which is not so.
If the omitted words would have ended a sentence, a fourth period should be added to indicate the normal terminal punctuation.
The manual itself uses one space after terminal punctuation.
Grammar guides typically cover terminal punctuation and the proper construction of sentences but not the spacing between sentences.
The majority of style guides now prescribe the use of a single space after terminal punctuation in final written works and publications.
It is also a pleasure to hear Mr. Rickman pronounce "semicolon" with a pinching nasality that turns a punctuation mark into a symptom of terminal constipation.
"I compromised by taking the punctuation out after 'sad' so that the sadness wouldn't feel so terminal," Willems said.
Spaces and punctuation count.
Other punctuation and signs.
