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HifaMo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Punctuation in a Powerpoint slide

Hi,

I want to put a dictionary definition in a Powerpoint slide.

The definition is not a complete sentence, and I want to put it between quotation marks.

Should I put a period at the end of the sentence? (I don't mean outside or inside the quote)

Thank you.
  

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I'm a bit confused; you say that the definition is not a complete sentence, yet you ask if you should put a period at the end of the sentence, so what sentence are you talking about? Perhaps you could post the exact text.

  • I'm a bit confused; you say that the definition is not a complete sentence, yet you ask if you should put a period at the end of the sentence, so what sentence are you talking about?
  • Perhaps you could post the exact text.
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I'm a bit confused; you say that the definition is not a complete sentence, yet you ask if you should put a period at the end of the sentence, so what sentence are you talking about? Perhaps you could post the exact text.
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Here is an example.

The following is a definition of the word 'high-tech' from Oxford Dictionary.

"using the most modern methods and machines, especially electronic ones"

I want to put it in a PowerPoint slide.

Should I put it just like the following

"using the most modern methods and machines, especially electronic ones"

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"using the mos
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Assuming this text stands by itself, e.g. in a bullet point, (1) is correct.
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I think '2' is correct. Emotion: smile
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loivuI think '2' is correct.
(2) would be OK (assuming a "put full stops inside the quotation marks" punctuation style) if the definition is quoted at the end of a full sentence in punctuated text. For example:

The definition in the dictionary is "using the most modern methods and machines, especially electronic ones."

However, if it s
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I just think in our context which we knew the subject -> It could be deemed a correct sentence, right? Emotion: smile
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"using the most modern methods and machines, especially electronic ones" can never be a grammatically complete sentence by itself, in any context.

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