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Full Stop - Glossary of Terms Full Stop A full stop (or period in the U.S.) is a punctuation mark (.) which signifies the end of a sentence.  Full stops are also used in abbreviations. Examples: The hammerhead sharks circled the boat for more than a week. B.B.C. / Prof. Munro Remember, a sentence is a group of grammatically complete words that expresses a complete thought.  A sentence must contain a subject and a verb (even if one or the other is implied). Once you have written a sentence, you cannot put a comma and carry on writing. This is called a run-on error. I love angel cake, it is my favourite. (run-on error)

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