How does one enclose the final punctuation? What if ellipses are used? (for a list of items like a, b, and c...)
There are several ways this could go:
A. This is a sentence. (and this is the parenthetical)
B. This is a sentence. (and this is the parenthetical.)
C. This is a sentence (and this is the parenthetical.)
D. This is a sentence (and this is the parenthetical).
etc...?
There are several ways this could go:
A. This is a sentence. (and this is the parenthetical)
B. This is a sentence. (and this is the parenthetical.)
C. This is a sentence (and this is the parenthetical.)
D. This is a sentence (and this is the parenthetical).
etc...?
1 Answer
Mar 15, 2018
D I would say.
Explanation:
A is incorrect because the parenthesis is part of the sentence and so should remain inside the full stop.
B is the same however it is not incorrect to have a full stop within a parenthesis.
C if this is not the end of the sentence then it is fine however I was surmising from the previous two examples that it was the end of the sentence and so is incorrect.
D is the most correct of the four as the parenthesis is contained within the full stop.
