| 1. The full stop (the period) is used to mark the end of a sentence expressing a statement. | She was treated by her local doctor. |
| 2. We usually write abbreviations without full stops in British English. Full stops (US ‘periods’) are normal in American English. | BC (British English) 796 B.C. (American English) etc. (et cetera), alsoetc (British English) Mr (British English) Mr. (American English) |
| 3. The full stop is used with an individual’s initials. | K.M. Baily |
| 4. The full stop is used after numerals and letters in vertical enumerations. | Documents to be submitted are: 1. Transcript 2. Personal record 3. Medical certificate University departments: A.Philology 1. English 2. French B. Mathimatics 1. Fundamental 2. Applied |
| 5. The full stop is used to separate pounds from cents, hours from minutes, etc. | £9.19 15.35 |