Unit 11.1
Dot
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Introduction
The dot mark has got three names (a dot, a full stop, a point) and several usages according to each subtype.
Form
The mark ‘.‘ has different names, according to where it is used.
- Dot
- Point
- Full stop
Example
- after the location in letters and documents
- England, 2016
- Warsaw, 1975
- Spain, 2020
- in headlines
- Britons want total EU exit
- Titanic sinks
- Headless body in topless bar
- in book titles
- Harry Potter
- The Mona Lisa
- Animal Farm
Use
We don’t use the ‘.’ mark:
- after the location in letters and documents: we use a comma instead
- in headlines
- in book titles
Related
At A1 level you can take a look at these:
At A2 level you can take a look at these:
At B1 level you can take a look at these:
At B2 level you can take a look at these:
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