When parenthetical content occurs at the end of a larger sentence, the closing punctuation mark for the sentence is placed outside the closing parenthesis.
After three weeks on set, the cast was fed up with his direction or, rather, lack of direction. When parenthetical content occurs in the middle of a larger sentence, the surrounding punctuation should be placed outside the parentheses, exactly as it would be if the parenthetical content were not there.
We verified his law degree none of us thought he was lying about that but not his billion-dollar verdict against Exxon how gullible did he think we were? Please submit the following four items with your application: 1 a cover letter, 2 a resume, 3 a college transcript, and 4 a list of professional references. Short translations in unquoted text can be placed in parentheses. Use brackets for translations in quoted text. His knowledge of Portuguese is limited to obrigado thank you and adeus goodbye.
Translations We had erdbeerkuchen strawberry cake for dessert. Clarifications My dog an Akita is the smallest of the giant breeds. Joking around We set up our tent we pretended we were in the wilderness in the backyard. Talking to the reader Joshua served a souffle that he had made himself. It was awful but don't tell him I said that. Punctuation with Parentheses Punctuation with parentheses is very similar to punctuation with quotation marks. Periods Parenthetical sentence at the end of a sentence If the information in the parentheses is a separate, complete sentence, the period at the end of the sentence goes inside the parentheses.
We spent two hours at the zoo. Most of us could have spent two hours watching the otters. Parenthetical phrase at the end of a sentence If you use a phrase in other words, an incomplete sentence in parentheses at the end of a sentence, the period goes outside the parentheses. We ordered three pepperoni pizzas my favorite. Parenthetical sentence in the middle of a sentence A complete parenthetical sentence in the middle of a sentence does not require a period.
Our two hour final it was our longest exam included a three page essay. Commas Commas generally go outside the parentheses. The drought continued 64 days and counting , and many farmers' crops were destroyed. Question marks and exclamation marks If the parenthetical comment itself is an exclamation or question, the exclamation or question mark goes inside the parentheses.
Ana got a the only one in the class! Capitalize first word of a string within parentheses which is also a full sentence? Ask Question. Asked 4 years, 6 months ago.
Active 4 years, 6 months ago. Viewed 3k times. Example: The value is estimated by correcting the image for a bead size of 25nm see above for bead size correction.
Improve this question. Edwin Ashworth Trilarion Trilarion 1 1 silver badge 9 9 bronze badges. I've wondered about that sometimes too. Unless it's a complete sentence inside the parentheses or it starts with a proper noun, there's no need for capitalization. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Your sentence s can either be written as: The value is estimated by correcting the image for a bead size of 25nm.
According to New Hart's Rules : 'A complete sentence within brackets is capitalized and ends in a full point unless the writer has chosen to place it within another sentence: "The discussion continued after dinner.
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