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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.
Typically, there is a comma before the quotation begins (outside) and at the end of the quotation (inside).
Within the quote itself there may be other commas that belong to the sentence within the quotation marks as well.
Normally quotation marks go either side of the word, phrase, or statement that somebody said - round their quotation!.
As people do not say parentheses () the quotation marks would not go round the parentheses. Also one would not use () and "" together normally.
In American English, periods typically go inside of quotation marks. In British English, periods typically go outside of quotation marks.
If quoting a statement by someone else the period goes inside the quotation mark. =)
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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.
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.)
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?
In American English, the period always goes inside the closing quotation mark, regardless of whether it is part of the quoted text or not. In British English, the period can go inside or outside the quotation marks depending on the context.
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?
In American English, periods and commas always go inside quotation marks, regardless of whether they are part of the quoted material. Other punctuation marks (such as semicolons, question marks, and exclamation points) are placed inside the quotation marks if they are part of the quoted text, and outside if they are not.
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?
In American English, periods and commas typically go inside the closing quotation mark, while in British English, they can go outside if they are not part of the quoted material.
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.
