Difference between revisions of "Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Punctuation"
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==Coma / Comma== | ==Coma / Comma== | ||
There is no space between the word and comma, a space after the comma, except for the decimal point (2 | There is no space between the word and comma, a space after the comma, except for the decimal point (2.5). | ||
* '''Example''': El perro''',''' el gato. | * '''Example''': El perro''',''' el gato. | ||
==Punto / Period== | ==Punto / Period== | ||
There is no space between the word and the point, after a space, except for the point numbers (10 457). | There is no space between the word and the point, after a space, except for the point numbers (10.457). | ||
* '''Example''': El perro ladra. La vaca muge. | * '''Example''': El perro ladra. La vaca muge. | ||
Punto y Coma / semicolon: no space between the word and the semicolon and a space after. | Punto y Coma / semicolon: no space between the word and the semicolon and a space after. | ||
* '''Example''': El gato es blanco''' | * '''Example''': El gato es blanco'''.''' el perro es negro. | ||
==Dos puntos/Two points== | ==Dos puntos/Two points== | ||
Revision as of 11:12, 3 October 2016
The rules for writing in Spanish punctuation marks are:
Coma / Comma
There is no space between the word and comma, a space after the comma, except for the decimal point (2.5).
- Example: El perro, el gato.
Punto / Period
There is no space between the word and the point, after a space, except for the point numbers (10.457).
- Example: El perro ladra. La vaca muge.
Punto y Coma / semicolon: no space between the word and the semicolon and a space after.
- Example: El gato es blanco. el perro es negro.
Dos puntos/Two points
There is no space between the word and the colon, a space after.
- Example: La sopa contiene: tomates y patatas
Signos de interrogación/exclamación - interrogation/ exclamation signs
In Spanish these signs are required at the beginning and the end of the sentence. They are placed right next to the first and last word of the sentence, with no space. The previous words and the words are separated by a space. If the question mark / exclamation is followed by another punctuation mark, there is no space between.
- Example: :¡Juan!, ¿son ya las siete?; es muy tarde.
The last question/exclamation sign is equivalent to a period when it is at the end of the sentence.
- Example: No he tenido suerte. ¡Qué le voy a hacer! Otra vez la tendré.
After the last question/exclamation mark, we can write any punctuation sign except the period. The following sentence must start with a lowercase letter.
- Example: ¿Cómo fue la fiesta?, a mi me hubiera gustado participar.