query: What is the maximum number of consecutive periods can be used in a grammatically-correct sentence?
positive_passages.docid: 18372
positive_passages.text: When "etc." is at the end of a phrase, do you place a period after it?
negative_passages.docid: 80986
negative_passages.text: Commas that are sentence flow-stoppers ... Can I leave them out?
negative_passages.docid: 66188
negative_passages.text: Mixing past tenses in the same sentence
negative_passages.docid: 62637
negative_passages.text: Repetition of the same word in a sentence
negative_passages.docid: 52896
negative_passages.text: Comma usage with compound sentences {actually compound predicates as per Rob's answer}
negative_passages.docid: 146612
negative_passages.text: How to avoid multiple "of-phrases" in one sentence?
negative_passages.docid: 144634
negative_passages.text: Is there a rule forbidding the use of “is” at the end of a sentence?
negative_passages.docid: 16077
negative_passages.text: Can the present perfect continuous construct be used in passive voice?
negative_passages.docid: 132555
negative_passages.text: "I've been doing this (for) a week" -- When do you leave out the 'for' when talking about duration, and when do you not?
negative_passages.docid: 117008
negative_passages.text: Analyzing a sentence
negative_passages.docid: 7765
negative_passages.text: What are sentences like "the longer X, the more Y" called and can they be used in formal written English?
negative_passages.docid: 41671
negative_passages.text: How many tenses are there in English?
negative_passages.docid: 97194
negative_passages.text: Punctuation of compound predicate where the first item ends in a list?
negative_passages.docid: 57975
negative_passages.text: Where does the period go when using parentheses?
negative_passages.docid: 7461
negative_passages.text: Sequence of Tense
negative_passages.docid: 12165
negative_passages.text: Is a period after an abbreviation the same as an end of sentence period?
negative_passages.docid: 29282
negative_passages.text: In which cases is a comma/period placed inside or outside of parentheses?