Use a period inside a parenthetical when the full sentence inside the parentheses ends.
No. Typically, you will only put ending punctuation (in this case, a period) if the sentence within the parentheses is a complete sentence.
If one or more sentences are between parentheses, then put the period or other final punctuation between the parentheses: Always thank the bellboy. (Usually you should also tip him.) Otherwise put the period or other final punctuation outside the final parenthesis: Always thank the bellboy (and any other staff who has aided you). The period or other final punctuation belongs to the sentence as a whole. If the entire sentence is within parentheses, naturally that includes the final punctuation. If the parentheses enclose only part of sentence, naturally the final punctuation goes outside.
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Brackets.
Whether a question mark goes inside parentheses depends on the context of the sentence. If the entire sentence within the parentheses is a question, then the question mark should be inside. However, if the main sentence is a question but the content in the parentheses is not, the question mark remains outside. For example: "Did you see the movie (was it good)?"
put it outside.
No. Typically, you will only put ending punctuation (in this case, a period) if the sentence within the parentheses is a complete sentence.
Parentheses are placed at the end of a sentence before the final punctuation mark. If the entire sentence is within the parentheses, the period goes inside the closing parenthesis. For example: "He bought apples (which were on sale)." If the parentheses contain a complete sentence, the period should be placed inside the closing parentheses.
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.
A period would go inside parentheses to finish a complete sentence, but you always need sentence-ending punctuation outside of the parentheses.
before, (like this).
Parentheses go before the period in a sentence. If the entire sentence is contained within the parentheses, then the period goes inside. However, if the parentheses are used to add information or clarification within a larger sentence, the period should be placed outside the closing parenthesis.
A period should be placed outside the parentheses if the entire sentence is contained within the parentheses. However, if the parentheses contain a complete sentence that stands alone, the period should be placed inside. For example: "He went to the store (which was closed)." Here, the period is outside the parentheses.
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.
Write your sentence (then your parenthetical). Use the same punctuation inside the parentheses as you would outside of them and end the sentence with an ending punctuation mark (period).
Outside. (But if the entire sentence is a parenthetical like this one, it would go inside.)
No, there is no space between the parentheses and the word or words inside them.