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Brackets Parentheses and Quotation Marks
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Are slogans underlined or put in quotation marks?
Narratives are underlined or italicized.
For example: The House on Mango Street is about Esperanza.
Am you Old Enough To Be On A Movie you are 12?
Yes, you can be in a movie at 12, but the laws are different for minors. A percentage of your money will be held in trust for you until you are 18.
When writing a paper do you put a movie title in quotes?
You underline the film title according to MLA guidelines. Among the other sources underlined are plays, books, magazines, pamphlets, CDs, TV programs, newspapers, works of art, or audiocassettes. Depending on the class, you may be able to italicize instead of underline, though you should ask your teacher.
What is a direct quote in writing?
A direct quotation is indicated by the use of quotation marks. It looks like this: the other day, Fred told me "I am tired of working for the company". If I did not wish to quote Fred, but merely wanted to paraphrase him, I could say, the other day Fred told me that he didn't want to continue working for the company.
Do commas go inside or outside of quotation marks?
With NO exceptions, periods and commas go INSIDE the quotation marks. However, question marks (if the question comes at the end of the sentence) are put following the clause with the quotation marks outside the question mark. If there are two clauses within the sentence separated by a conjunction, and there is a semi colon required, the semi colon at the end of the first clause goes outside the quotation marks.
Does a comma come before or after quotation marks within the sentence?
A period goes before the closing quotation mark. The first thing he said was, "I didn't think you would get here so quickly." Source: Harbrace College Handbook, 7th edition, by John C. Hodges and Mary E. Whitten, page 151.
The above is true in American English. In Britain, the period goes outside the quotation marks.
Punctuation for as well as in mid sentence?
I had a cold. As well, I had a stomach virus.
She was a teacher for third grade students, but as well, she was an active pastor of a church.
The Appalachian Mountains contain the Pocono Mountains. As well, the Allegheny Mountain chain begin in the southern Pennsylvania section of the Appalachians.
What punctuation does you use for therefore?
If it is used as what is termed an "interrupter," you use a comma. If it is joining two clauses, you use a semicolon before it and a comma after it.
Interrupter: He would, therefore, appreciate a quick response.
Joining clauses: He appreciates quick responses; therefore, I shall endeavour to provide them without delay.
When do you use square brackets to indicate a capital letter?
If you're starting a sentence with a quote that does not start with a capital letter, you can put the first letter of the quote in brackets to indicate that it was not originally capitalized.
Is it explanation point or explanation mark?
someone else- It is an exclamation mark.
me- well i think it would be an exclamation point because at the end of the thing it has a dot. Like a point. So i think it should be a point and not a mark.
me- But exclamation mark is what it is called.
Most of the time, the plural would be correct. Sometimes you might avoid the phrase altogether by just putting the item in parentheses (like this). Saying it and then doing it is redundant.
The main meaning of the word parenthesis is a comment, amplification, or explanation of something in the narrative. You can think of it as a pause, or an aside, that is added almost like a footnote (but without the need to add a formal reference). They may also separate a comment that seems not to fit (in a grammatical sense) the narrative style.
In many contexts, you can avoid the issue by using the adjective "parenthetical" instead of the phrase in question. For instance, replace:
"the names listed in parentheses"
with:
"the parenthetical list of names"
This approach might not work well in a style guide, e.g.,
"For each billing category, provide three supporting examples enclosed in parentheses."
Where does the period go when using parenthese?
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.
How do you expand cd-ab if the entire expression is in parentheses and squared?
(CD - ab)^2 = (CD - ab)(CD - ab)
= c^2 d^2 - 2abcd + a^2b^2
Try it with say a = 4, b = 3, c = 2 & d = 1:
Then CD = 2 and ab = 12 so CD - ab = -10 and squared = 100
c^2 = 4
d^2 = 1 so c^2d^2 = 4 x 1 = 4
a^2 = 16
b^2 = 9 so a^2b^2 = 16 x 9 =144
2abcd = 48
giving 4 - 48 + 144 = 100. Shazam!
the distributive law
It is a noun that means 'a meaning or interpretation'.
Which comes first brackets or parentheses?
Brackets tends to be an English expression, Parentheses is used in the USA and elsewhere.
Technically, Parentheses are rounded brackets but this really doesn't matter in mathematics as long as different shaped brackets/parentheses are used to separate the various elements of a mathematical expression.
What is 2.3 plus in parentheses 4.5 minus 2.1 parentheses?
Just take the parenthesis and you will have your answer.
