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Lists
Punctuation
We recommend minimal punctuation in a dot-point series:
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Use a colon after the lead-in sentence and avoid using semicolons
after each point.
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Use a full stop in points that contain a complete sentence or more
than one sentence.
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Use a capital letter e.g. to begin points that are full sentences,
but lower case for points that are incomplete sentences.
Lead-in sentence
Introduce lists, or dot-point series, with a lead-in
sentence. E.g Regardless of whether each point will form a full sentence
or part of one, dot-points must be in ‘parallel’; that is, they must
follow the same grammatical structure:
eg You are eligible to be a Commonwealth Supported
student if you are:
- an Australian citizen
- a New Zealand citizen who will reside in Australia for the
duration of your studies
- the holder of a permanent humanitarian visa who will be residing
in Australia for the duration of your studies.
NOT
You are eligible to be a Commonwealth Supported student if you are:
- an Australian citizen
- a New Zealand citizen who will reside in Australia for the
duration of your studies
- permanent humanitarian visa holders who will be residing in
Australia for the duration of their studies are eligible to be a
Commonwealth Supported student.
Stand-alone lists do not need a lead-in sentence and usually don’t
require dot points: eg
Meeting room equipment
Chairs (25)
Tables (2)
Lectern
Note that there is also no punctuation in a stand-alone list.
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