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     the Constitution was made known to the people of the
     the Constitution was made known to the people of the
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== What is a complete sentence?==
== Complete sentences ==


These examples use the term "complete sentence" to identify self-contained phrases as well as what we normally think of as "sentences." So, above we have a "complete sentence" and its period goes '''inside'''.
These examples use the term "complete sentence" to identify self-contained phrases as well as what we normally think of as "sentences." So, above we have a "complete sentence" and its period goes '''inside'''.


== Em-dash as separator ==
== Em-dashes ==


The em-dash is a separator. It is not part of either sentence and it goes '''outside''' the markups.
The em-dash is a separator. It is not part of either sentence and it goes '''outside''' the markups.
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Correctly formatted text

   <i>Opposition to the Constitution.</i>--As soon as the text of
   the Constitution was made known to the people of the

Complete sentences

These examples use the term "complete sentence" to identify self-contained phrases as well as what we normally think of as "sentences." So, above we have a "complete sentence" and its period goes inside.

Em-dashes

The em-dash is a separator. It is not part of either sentence and it goes outside the markups.