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question mark or an exclamation point is. The placement of these marks relative to the ellipsis will...falters between two sentences, and that pause is indicated with an ellipsis, is it correct or...three dots—whether the ellipsis follows a complete sentence or not, and whether the ellipsis ...

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sentence, like this. . . . Where a comma, semicolon, colon, question mark, or exclamation point...follows the ellipsis, it is preceded by a space, like this . . . ; an exception is made for marks that...parenthesis [or bracket], like this . . .). To keep each ellipsis (and any mark of punctuation that...

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an ellipsis and a mark of punctuation that follows: . . . ? between contiguous quotation marks or...Topic Q&A List Word Division Display All Answers Q. I have a question about line breaks. I work a..., with a few notable exceptions: before and after the middle of three dots in an ellipsis: . . . between...

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, put a space on either side of the ellipsis except immediately before another mark of punctuation...and a poison. « Close Q. When a question introduces a list, should you use a question mark or a colon...? Or both? Answer » A. First, don’t use a question mark immediately followed by a colon, or vice...

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question concerns the closing double quotations marks and the opening double quotations marks that are...placed next to each other. I think this looks rather clumsy. Could I put ellipsis points between...case here? Or should ellipsis points only be used if the original order of the quoted parts is...

Chicago Style Workout 61 Periods - CMOS Shop Talk
little mark? To find out, take the quiz. Subscribers to The Chicago Manual of Style Online may click...“U.N.I.C.E.F.” and “S.A.R.S.”). True False 4. Three periods in a row are called an ellipsis an...more likely to be replaced by which of these marks? a comma a semicolon 7. Which of the following...

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, at the end of a sentence, like this. . . . Where a comma, semicolon, colon, question mark, or...that (and a parenthesis [or bracket], like this . . .). To keep each ellipsis (and any mark of...hard to tell apart. Answer » A. Great question! Let’s take another trip into the unknown, this time...

Prose, Interrupted Signaling Breaks in Dialogue - CMOS Shop Talk
is replaced by a question mark or an exclamation point: “Is the end near?” Cassandra asked. “The end...this problem: “Is the end near?” asked Cassandra. A comma in addition to the question mark might also...nobody was listening. As with question marks and exclamation points, the dash alone signals the end of...

Edit, Rinse, Repeat Taking Care of the Small Stuff - CMOS Shop Talk
mark, except for question marks and exclamation points, which depend on context. For details and...) straight quotation marks and apostrophes that should be curly (and correctly oriented) unspaced... ellipsis dots (…) that should be spaced (. . .) or, if your style requires the unspaced variety, a mix...

Exclamation Points in Creative Writing - CMOS Shop Talk
in addition to a question mark. (How could you!) CMOS 6.74 takes special care with an issue that...the last century, the shouty little mark fell out of fashion in literary prose. Editors today frown on...tone and intent in writing. Meanwhile, we can at least get straight how and when to use the marks we...

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