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==~~= <span id="Punctuation at the end of a sentence"></span>~~Terminal punctuation ===

== Terminal punctuation ==

~~{{shortcut|MOS:FULLSTOP|MOS:EXCLAMATION|MOS:PERIOD}}~~

* [[Full stop|Periods]] ("full stops"), [[question ~~mark~~]]s, and [[exclamation ~~mark~~]]s are [[terminal punctuation]]{{mdashb}}the only punctuation marks used to end English sentences.

* [[Wikipedia:Full stop|Periods]] ("full stops"), [[Wikipedia:Question mark|question marks]], and [[Wikipedia:Exclamation mark|exclamation marks]] are [[Wikipedia:Terminal punctuation|terminal punctuation]]&mdashb;the only punctuation marks used to end English sentences.

* In some contexts, no terminal punctuation is necessary. In such cases, the sentence often does not start with a capital letter. See ~~{{section link||Quotations}},~~ {{section link||Quotation marks}}, and {{section link||Sentences and brackets}}, above. [[Sentence fragment]]s in captions or lists should in most cases not end with a period. See {{section link||Formatting of captions}} and {{section link||Bulleted and numbered lists}}, below.

* In some contexts, no terminal punctuation is necessary. In such cases, the sentence often does not start with a capital letter. See {{section link||Quotation marks}}, and {{section link||Sentences and brackets}}, above. [[Wikipedia:Sentence fragment|Sentence fragments]] in captions or lists should in most cases not end with a period. See {{section link||Formatting of captions}} and {{section link||Bulleted and numbered lists}}, below.

* For the use of three periods in succession, see {{section link||Ellipses}}, above.

* Clusters of question marks, exclamation marks, or a combination of them (such as the [[interrobang]]), are highly informal and inappropriate in ~~Wikipedia~~ articles.

* Clusters of question marks, exclamation marks, or a combination of them (such as the [[Wikipedia:Interrobang|interrobang]]), are highly informal and inappropriate in UniWiki articles.

* Use the exclamation mark with restraint. It is an expression of surprise or emotion that is unsuited to a scholarly or encyclopedic [[register (sociolinguistics)|register]].

* Use the exclamation mark with restraint. It is an expression of surprise or emotion that is unsuited to a scholarly or encyclopedic [[Wikipedia:register (sociolinguistics)|register]].

* Question marks and exclamation marks may sometimes be used in the middle of a sentence:

** {{xt|Why me? she wondered.}}

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-=== <span id="Punctuation at the end of a sentence"></span>Terminal punctuation ===
+== Terminal punctuation ==
-{{shortcut|MOS:FULLSTOP|MOS:EXCLAMATION|MOS:PERIOD}}
-* [[Full stop|Periods]] ("full stops"), [[question mark]]s, and [[exclamation mark]]s are [[terminal punctuation]]{{mdashb}}the only punctuation marks used to end English sentences.
+* [[Wikipedia:Full stop|Periods]] ("full stops"), [[Wikipedia:Question mark|question marks]], and [[Wikipedia:Exclamation mark|exclamation marks]] are [[Wikipedia:Terminal punctuation|terminal punctuation]]&mdashb;the only punctuation marks used to end English sentences.
-* In some contexts, no terminal punctuation is necessary. In such cases, the sentence often does not start with a capital letter. See {{section link||Quotations}}, {{section link||Quotation marks}}, and {{section link||Sentences and brackets}}, above. [[Sentence fragment]]s in captions or lists should in most cases not end with a period. See {{section link||Formatting of captions}} and {{section link||Bulleted and numbered lists}}, below.
+* In some contexts, no terminal punctuation is necessary. In such cases, the sentence often does not start with a capital letter. See {{section link||Quotation marks}}, and {{section link||Sentences and brackets}}, above. [[Wikipedia:Sentence fragment|Sentence fragments]] in captions or lists should in most cases not end with a period. See {{section link||Formatting of captions}} and {{section link||Bulleted and numbered lists}}, below.
 * For the use of three periods in succession, see {{section link||Ellipses}}, above.
-* Clusters of question marks, exclamation marks, or a combination of them (such as the [[interrobang]]), are highly informal and inappropriate in Wikipedia articles.
+* Clusters of question marks, exclamation marks, or a combination of them (such as the [[Wikipedia:Interrobang|interrobang]]), are highly informal and inappropriate in UniWiki articles.
-* Use the exclamation mark with restraint. It is an expression of surprise or emotion that is unsuited to a scholarly or encyclopedic [[register (sociolinguistics)|register]].
+* Use the exclamation mark with restraint. It is an expression of surprise or emotion that is unsuited to a scholarly or encyclopedic [[Wikipedia:register (sociolinguistics)|register]].
 * Question marks and exclamation marks may sometimes be used in the middle of a sentence:
 ** {{xt|Why me? she wondered.}}