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A parenthetical sentence that goes between two sentences of text uses both an initial capital letter and an end mark (period, question mark, or exclamation point) inside the parentheses.
Incorrect: We went to California. (it is a big state)! There we saw many celebrities.
Correct:We went to California. (It is a big state!) There we saw many celebrities
In a sentence containing a parenthetical expression, any punctuation belonging to the main sentence goes outside the parentheses.
Incorrect: The hunter was cold-blooded (he stabbed the deer dozen times!)Correct: The hunter was cold-blooded (he stabbed the deer dozen times)!
Correct: He took Brianna, Jessica (Tom's sister), and Julius to Sean's party.
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If parentheses are at end of sentence does period go inside or outside?
Outside. (But if the entire sentence is a parenthetical like this one, it would go inside.)
When copying a sentence from a book do the quotations go before or after the period?
Quotations should go after the period at the end of the sentence when copying a sentence from a book.
Does a period go inside or outside the apostrophe?
In American English, a period goes inside the closing apostrophe when it ends a sentence. However, in British English, the period goes outside the closing apostrophe. For example, "I love eating pizza." (American English) or "I love eating pizza". (British English).
Are you supposed to put periods on the outside or insde of peranthises?
Periods should typically go on the outside of parentheses. However, if the entire sentence is contained within the parentheses, then the period should go inside.
Does punctuation go inside or outside quotations?
In American English, commas and periods typically go inside quotation marks. Question marks and exclamation points go inside if they are part of the quoted material and outside if they are not. However, in British English, the punctuation goes outside the quotation marks unless it is part of the quoted material.
When you quote a phrase does the period go inside or outside the quotes?
If a statement ends with a quotation, the period goes inside the quotation marks. Example: It looks like you are, as they say, "up the creek without a paddle." If a question ends with a quotation, and the quotation itself is not a question, the question mark goes outside: where was Martin Luther King when he said, "I have a dream"?
Does a period go after or before parentheses?
A period would go inside parentheses to finish a complete sentence, but you always need sentence-ending punctuation outside of the parentheses.
When you have a sentence that ends with a song title does the period go inside or outside the quotation marks?
The period always goes inside quotation marks - in all kinds of sentences - not just ones that have a song title.
When do you put punctuation in quotation marks?
A period is always placed inside quotes, it is never put outside of quotes. "This is incorrect". "It should be written like so." "It should also not do this. "The reason for the convention is actually a mechanical, printing issue. In the old days of manual typeset, a period after the quotes was vulnerable to falling off or being cut off because the period was off to the side.Interestingly, the British convention is the opposite -- the period is outside of quotes.CommentNo, British English is not 'the opposite' to the American system regarding the position of the period (full stop). In British English, the placement of the period depends upon the structure of the sentence and is more logical -if it applies to the quote, then it's within the quotation marks; if it applies to the sentence that contains the quote, then it is placed outsidethe quotation marks.For example: # "The horse was black." (inside quotation marks) # George said that the "horse was black". (outside quotation marks)In the first case, the period applies to the quotation. In the second case, the period applies to the sentence that contains the quotation.
What should you do stay inside or outside?
you stay inside and let it go outside when it needs to.
At the end of the paragraph does the period go outside the quote?
Nope it always goes inside. Like this: John said "I need to talk to you."
Does the period go inside the parentheses or outside?
In American English, periods typically go inside parentheses when the parenthetical phrase is a complete sentence. In British English, periods go outside parentheses unless they are part of the parenthetical sentence.
