Table of Contents
- 1 Do you put an exclamation mark before the sentence in Spanish?
- 2 How do you use an exclamation mark in Spanish?
- 3 Why does Spanish use inverted exclamation and question marks?
- 4 Why does Spanish use two exclamation points?
- 5 Can you use an exclamation mark in the middle of a sentence?
- 6 Do you put a period after a sentence in Spanish?
Do you put an exclamation mark before the sentence in Spanish?
It is acceptable in Spanish to begin a sentence with an opening inverted exclamation mark (“¡”) and end it with a question mark (“?”), or vice versa, for statements that are questions but also have a clear sense of exclamation or surprise such as: ¡Y tú quién te crees? (“And who do you think you are?!”).
How do you use an exclamation mark in Spanish?
Spanish uses inverted question and exclamation marks to begin and end questions and exclamations, respectively. If a sentence has an introductory phrase or word that is not part of the question or exclamation, the opening mark comes at the beginning of the question or exclamation.
Does the exclamation point go before or after the quotation mark?
Place a question mark or exclamation point within closing quotation marks if the punctuation applies to the quotation itself. Place the punctuation outside the closing quotation marks if the punctuation applies to the whole sentence.
How do you punctuate a Spanish sentence?
Punctuation Used in Spanish
- . : punto, punto final (period)
- , : coma (comma)
- : : dos puntos (colon)
- ; : punto y coma (semicolon)
- — : raya (dash)
- – : guión (hyphen)
- « » : comillas (quotation marks)
- ” : comillas (quotation marks)
Why does Spanish use inverted exclamation and question marks?
Inverted punctuation such as upside-down question marks or exclamation points are found in the languages of Spain and Latin American Spanish. Because the interrogative clause comes first in the second sentence, it begins with an upside-down question mark. Cristina, ¿adónde vas? (Cristina, where are you going?)
Why does Spanish use two exclamation points?
To indicate strong emphasis, you can use up to three consecutive exclamation points. The number of marks before and after the exclamation should match. Although such use of multiple exclamation points isn’t used in standard English, it is acceptable in Spanish. ¡¡¡No lo quiero!!!
Why does Spanish use an upside down exclamation point?
How would you type an exclamation mark?
To create an exclamation mark using a U.S. keyboard, hold down the Shift and press number 1 on top of the keyboard.
Can you use an exclamation mark in the middle of a sentence?
An exclamation mark is a modified full stop (or period). As such it marks the end of a sentence and cannot appear in the middle of a sentence.
Do you put a period after a sentence in Spanish?
The “final period” is the period you use to end a chapter, article, or letter. You use punto y final when you have finished writing. In the passage, the punto final comes at the end, after the word español.
How do you make an upside down exclamation point on a Spanish keyboard?
Finally for the ‘з’ used in Portuguese, French and Old Spanish press the single quote and the c: з. For the ‘upside down’ question mark or exclamation point, press the right Alt key (the Alt key that is to the right of the space bar) and the question mark or exclamation point (without the Shift key): ¿, ¡.