period
Periods end declarative statements, mildly declarative statements, rhetorical statements, and indirect questions. Most screen readers read a period as a short pause.
A period is used after an initial in a name, for example, John F. Kennedy, T.S. Elliot, Lindon B. Johnson.
When a direct quote begins with attribution, the quote closes with a period inside the quotation mark. For example:
Sen. James said, We will pass the bill.
For the use with acronyms, see acronyms.
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