International answer Parentheses:
refers to the curved punctuation that we add the to sentence.
Parenthesis:
Refers to the words that are contained between the two parentheses.
Example: Avoid the use of parentheticals in a sentence (that goes for you too), until you know what they are called. ;)
Here the parenthesis:
-that goes for you too-
...is contained inside the parentheses:
-()
Use a period inside of the closing parenthesis to indicate that the sentence within the parentheses is ending. Use a period outside of the closing parenthesis to indicate that the sentence in which the parenthetical occurs is ending. Example: This was published in 1968 (Mary Jenkins looked it up.). or This was published in 1968. (Mary Jenkins looked it up.)
Parenthesis is singular. Parentheses is plural
Nested parentheses are sets of parentheses inside sets of parentheses, where a set of parentheses refers to a left parenthesis and a right parenthesis. This is an example of nested parentheses: The mohel (a man who performs a bris (circumcision)) was setting up his equipment on the table.
Parentheses IS the plural form. The singular is parenthesis.
The plural form for the noun parenthesis is parentheses.
Use a comma before a parenthesis when the information within the parentheses is not necessary for the sentence to make sense. Use a comma after a parenthesis when the information inside the parentheses is necessary for the sentence to be understood.
The end punctuation in a sentence with parentheses depends on the overall sentence structure. If the parentheses contain a complete sentence, the period goes inside the closing parenthesis. If the information in the parentheses is additional or clarifying, the ending punctuation goes outside the closing parenthesis.
A parenthesis is just one ) or ( and the plural, parentheses, is almost always used.
It does not use parentheses.
In parentheses is a prepositional phrase with in as the preposition and parentheses as the object.
There might be a situation in which you would use a comma before a parenthesis, but generally you do not do this. A pair of parentheses already sets its contents apart from the rest of a sentence, so there is no need for a comma to precede the left parenthesis.
The plural form of parenthesis is parentheses.
If a quote ends a sentence and is followed by parentheses, the period goes inside the parentheses. For example: She said, "I will be there on time" (if nothing goes wrong).
The plural of parenthesis is parentheses
Use a period inside of the closing parenthesis to indicate that the sentence within the parentheses is ending. Use a period outside of the closing parenthesis to indicate that the sentence in which the parenthetical occurs is ending. Example: This was published in 1968 (Mary Jenkins looked it up.). or This was published in 1968. (Mary Jenkins looked it up.)
Parentheses are these marks ( )If you put something - like a plural noun - in parentheses, it just means you have written the word in between the marks. For example: (dogs)
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