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Use full stops after the numbers or letters used to list the elements of a summary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Small_OK\"<\/a><\/td>\n1.<\/span> Prepare the report.
\n2.<\/span> Send copies to all members.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"Small_OK\"<\/a><\/td>\nA.<\/span> Punctuate properly.
\nB.<\/span> Write simply.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The individual items in vertical lists should only be followed by full stops when they form complete sentences (as above), not when they are simply nouns or noun phrases (as below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Small_OK\"<\/a><\/td>\nBachelor\u2019s degrees:
\n1. Law
\n2. Chemistry
\n3. History of Art<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Punctuate information contained in a list written in sentence form with a comma after each item in the list and a full stop after the last one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Small_OK\"<\/a><\/td>\nTo qualify for the master\u2019s programme
\n1. your undergraduate degree must be officially recognised,<\/span>
\n2. you must submit official transcripts of your undergraduate studies.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

If the list includes sentences or phrases punctuated with a full stop, the clause introducing the list must end in a colon (as in the example) or a full stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Small_OK\"<\/a><\/td>\nRequirements for admission to the master\u2019s programme:<\/span>
\n1. Your undergraduate degree must be officially recognised.
\n2. You must submit official transcripts of your undergraduate studies.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Back to Full stops<\/a><\/strong>
\nBack to Punctuation<\/a><\/strong>
\nBack to Content<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Use full stops after the numbers or letters used to list the elements of a summary. 1. Prepare the report. 2. Send copies to all members. A. Punctuate properly. B. Write simply. The individual items in vertical lists should only be followed by full stops when they form complete sentences (as above), not when they […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"parent":139,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-170","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/170\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}