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Definition of Exclamation point
1. Noun. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation.
Definition of Exclamation point
1. Noun. The symbol '''!''' (an ''exclamation mark'') ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Exclamation Point
Literary usage of Exclamation point
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mechanically Inclined: Building Grammar, Usage, and Style Into Writer's Workshop by Jeff Anderson (2005)
"When the exclamation point is overused, however, its effectiveness is lost. ...
Student Error Behind the Error Don't use it (an exclamation point) unless ..."
2. English Grammar: The English Language in Its Elements and Forms ; with a by William Chauncey Fowler (1855)
"The exclamation point is used after sudden expressions of surprise, and after
invocations and addresses; as, " How are the mighty fallen! ..."
3. A Manual of Composition and Rhetoric: A Text-book for Schools and Colleges by John Seely Hart (1892)
"THE exclamation point. The exclamation point is used for marking strong emotion.
Note 1. In regard to the portion of discourse set off by it, ..."
4. An Advanced English Grammar: With Exercises by George Lyman Kittredge, Frank Edgar Farley (1913)
"The period, the interrogation point, and the exclamation point are used at the
end of sentences. Every complete sentence must be followed by one of these ..."
5. An English Grammar: Comprehending the Principles and Rules of the Language by Josiah Swett, Lindley Murray (1844)
"OP THE exclamation point. §SO. The note of Exclamation is applied to expressions
... As a sign of great wonder, the exclamation point may be repeated; as, ..."
6. The Century Handbook of Writing by Garland Greever, Easley Stephen Jones (1922)
"The Question Mark and the exclamation point 98a. Place a question mark after a
direct question, but not after an indirect question. Wrong: What of it. ..."
7. Effective English: Junior by Philander Priestley Claxton, James McGinniss (1921)
"Use of the exclamation point. — Modern usage seeks to do away with the exclamation
... Use the exclamation point, if at all, after an interjection or an ..."
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