Objection Punctuation: No Conjunction — Period After Each Reason
The Period
Rulebase Summary
When there is no coordinate conjunction between any of the objection reasons, use a period after each separate objection, whether it is a complete sentence or a fragment, before going on to the next.
BGGP Period.8 · p.70
Examples
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MS. CHEN: Objection, compound, vague, overbroad.
✓
MS. CHEN: Objection. Compound. Vague. Overbroad.
No conjunctions — treat each reason as its own sentence.
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MR. TORRES: Objection, relevance, hearsay, speculation.
✓
MR. TORRES: Objection. Relevance. Hearsay. Speculation.
No conjunctions between reasons — period after each one.
Style Guide References (1)
BGGP
Period.8
Page 70