Full Stop (or Period)

The period or full stop (.) is the most commonly used punctuation in English language. It is used at the end of a sentence. A space is left between the period and the first letter of the next sentence. But, there is no space between the last letter and the period.

It is a lovely day today. Let’s go out and play.

Some more uses of period:

-   At the end of a command

Example: Submit your assignments on Monday.

-   At the end of indirect question

Example: Father asked why he came home so late.

-  With abbreviations

Example: a.m, p.m, M.P.

-  To show a word has been made shorter

Example: Co., etc

-   After titles

Example: Mr., Mrs, Dr.

Ellipsis

 The ellipsis (…) is used to indicate an unfinished sentence, a pause or omitted words. The ellipsis consists of three evenly spaced dots (periods) with spaces between the ellipsis and surrounding letters or other marks.

Example: …I will come … for lunch … tomorrow …

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