{"id":565,"date":"2016-08-08T18:03:56","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T18:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/styleguide\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=565"},"modified":"2023-07-26T17:43:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T17:43:25","slug":"punctuation-clusters","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-guidetowriting\/chapter\/punctuation-clusters\/","title":{"raw":"Punctuation Clusters","rendered":"Punctuation Clusters"},"content":{"raw":"Occasionally, you'll come across an instance that seems to require multiple punctuation marks right next to each other. Sometimes you need to keep all the marks, but other times, you should leave some out.\r\n<div class=\"content clear-block\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>It's unconventional to use more than one ending punctuation mark in a row (period, question mark, or exclamation point). When\u00a0quoting a question, you would end with a question mark, not a question mark and a period:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Carlos leaned forward and asked, \"Did you get the answer to number six?\"<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>If an abbreviation, like\u00a0<em>etc<\/em>., ends a sentence,\u00a0you should only use one period.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>I think we'll have enough food. Mary bought the whole store: chips, soda, candy, cereal, etc.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>However, you can place a comma immediately after a period, as you can see\u00a0above with <em>etc.<\/em><em>: <\/em>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><em>\"<\/em>If an abbreviation, like\u00a0<em>etc<\/em>., ends a sentence\"<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"indent\">Periods and parentheses can also\u00a0appear right next to each other. Sometimes the period comes after the closing parenthesis (as you can see in the first bullet), but sometimes it appears inside the parentheses. (This is an example of a sentence where the period falls within the parentheses.)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\r\n<h3>Practice<\/h3>\r\nIdentify punctuation errors in the following sentences. Type the corrected sentences in the text frame below:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Dana had a lot of skills: reading, writing, note-taking, listening, etc..<\/li>\r\n \t<li>My partner looked over and asked, \"Why do you have so much ignimbrite in the sample?.\"<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Lucinda was the reigning Kahoot Queen (i.e. she had been fastest in last week's class).<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n[practice-area rows=\"4\"][\/practice-area]\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"26521\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"26521\"]\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Dana had a lot of skills: reading, writing, note-taking, listening, etc.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>There should only be one period at the end of a sentence.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>My partner looked over and asked, \"Why do you have so much ignimbrite in the sample?\"\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Since a question mark\u00a0can mark the end of a sentence, there is no need for a period here.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>If you wanted to change this sentence to an indirect question, you could re-write it like this: My partner looked over and asked why I had so much ignimbrite in the sample.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Lucinda was the reigning Kahoot Queen (i.e., she had been fastest in last week's class).\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>There should be a comma following the second period of the abbreviation\u00a0<em>i.e.<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<p>Occasionally, you&#8217;ll come across an instance that seems to require multiple punctuation marks right next to each other. Sometimes you need to keep all the marks, but other times, you should leave some out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content clear-block\">\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s unconventional to use more than one ending punctuation mark in a row (period, question mark, or exclamation point). When\u00a0quoting a question, you would end with a question mark, not a question mark and a period:\n<ul>\n<li>Carlos leaned forward and asked, &#8220;Did you get the answer to number six?&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>If an abbreviation, like\u00a0<em>etc<\/em>., ends a sentence,\u00a0you should only use one period.\n<ul>\n<li>I think we&#8217;ll have enough food. Mary bought the whole store: chips, soda, candy, cereal, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>However, you can place a comma immediately after a period, as you can see\u00a0above with <em>etc.<\/em><em>: <\/em>\n<ul>\n<li><em>&#8220;<\/em>If an abbreviation, like\u00a0<em>etc<\/em>., ends a sentence&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"indent\">Periods and parentheses can also\u00a0appear right next to each other. Sometimes the period comes after the closing parenthesis (as you can see in the first bullet), but sometimes it appears inside the parentheses. (This is an example of a sentence where the period falls within the parentheses.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3>Practice<\/h3>\n<p>Identify punctuation errors in the following sentences. Type the corrected sentences in the text frame below:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Dana had a lot of skills: reading, writing, note-taking, listening, etc..<\/li>\n<li>My partner looked over and asked, &#8220;Why do you have so much ignimbrite in the sample?.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Lucinda was the reigning Kahoot Queen (i.e. she had been fastest in last week&#8217;s class).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"4\"><\/textarea><\/p>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q26521\">Show Answer<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q26521\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">\n<ol>\n<li>Dana had a lot of skills: reading, writing, note-taking, listening, etc.\n<ul>\n<li>There should only be one period at the end of a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>My partner looked over and asked, &#8220;Why do you have so much ignimbrite in the sample?&#8221;\n<ul>\n<li>Since a question mark\u00a0can mark 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