| #1 | Start each bullet with a lowercase letter when the bullet completes the introductory stem. | When making bullet lists, you should: - follow these simple rules
- ask Language Service, if you are in doubt about the rules.
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| #2 | Start each bullet with an uppercase letter when the bullet character is a letter or number. | When writing a research paper, always remember: - Coffee
- Breaks
- Correct language use
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| #3 | Use a period (or other full stop) after every bullet that is a sentence. | When making a bullet list, you should check the following: - Is the punctuation correct?
- Are the sentences in parallel structures?
- Does the bullet list create an overview?
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| #4 | Always (as a general rule) use a period after the final bullet point (when the sentences in the bullet list are not full sentences). | When making a bullet list, you should not: - use commas between the bullets
- use periods after the bullets unless they are full sentences.
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| #5 | Don’t use commas between the bullets/don’t write ’and’ or ’or’ between the two final bullets in the list. | A bullet list - creates overview
- can break up large blocks of text to make reading easier and
- can be used to highlight important messages in a text.
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| #6 | The sentences should be in parallel structures to ensure linguistic uniformity and consistency across the text. | Read our language tip on parallelism. |
