( ) Parentheses Flashcards
To provide additional information as a single word, a fragment, or multiple complete sentences, use___
Parentheses.
Whatever the material inside the parentheses, it must not be___to the surrounding sentence.
Grammatically integral.
When a parenthetical sentence stands on its own, place the closing punctuation mark for the sentence___
Inside the closing parenthesis.
When parenthetical content occurs at the end of a larger sentence, place the closing punctuation mark for the sentence___
Outside the closing parenthesis.
When parenthetical content occurs in the middle of a larger sentence, place the surrounding punctuation___
Outside the parentheses.
When a complete sentence occurs in parentheses in the middle of a larger sentence, it should neither be___
Capitalized nor end with a period.
When a complete sentence occurs in parentheses in the middle of a larger sentence, it should neither be capitalized nor end with a period—though___is acceptable.
A question mark or exclamation point.
Following the time, enclose time zones in___
Parentheses.
Sometimes enclose area codes in___
Parentheses.
Short translations in unquoted text can be placed in___
Parentheses.
In some writing, when the person is first mentioned, provide a person’s year of birth and year of death in___
Parentheses.
Between the years of a person’s birth and death, use___
An en dash.
On the first use of an abbreviation or acronym that might not be understood by your readers, provide the full term in___
Parentheses.
To contain material that serves to clarify (in the manner of a gloss) or is aside from the main point, use___
Parentheses.
To add supplementary information in formal writing, use___
Parentheses.
