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A period ( . ) is placed after a sentence or initials and abbreviations. A period is used to end a sentence that makes a statement, gives a command or makes a request. Periods also may be used as decimal points or as a separators.

A period is not required for a statement the is surrouned by parentheses or is part of a larger sentence. When an abbreviation is the last word in asentence, only one period should be used.

Period - Usage Examples

End of a sentence The car has blue paint.
Initials James A. Williams was a very good programmer.
Abbreviations Dr. Jones will see you now.
Decimal Point That will cost $10.35.
Blue accounts for 45.7% of the market.
Separator The file name is text.doc.
The printer's IP4 address is 172.16.0.100.

 
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