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ponctuation ...punctuation (punc - tu - a - tion)

Un período se utiliza en el extremo de una oración y después de una abreviatura.
1. A period is used at the end of a sentence and after an abbreviation.
Spanish
English
Tengo un frío. I have a cold.
No deseamos comprar la casa. We do not want to purchase the house.
  U.B.C. - University of British Columbia.
  N.A.T.O. - North Atlantic Treaty Organization

El signo de interrogación se utiliza en los setences que hacen una pregunta.
2. The question mark is used in setences asking a question.
Spanish
English
Contraction
No puede usted ir? Can you not go? Can't you go?
Cómo no podría ella ir? How could she not go? How couldn't she go?
Juan no contestará a mi pregunta? Will John not answer my question? John won't answer my question?
4. The comma is used in a sentence to separate ideas.
Francais
English
Je dois acheter des pommes, des oranges, et des poires. I need to purchase apples, oranges, and pears.
Pourrait le pas en avant de John, de Jane, et de Salley. Could John, Jane, and Salley step forward.

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