what is the correct order of punctuation?

Question

my sister and i have been disagreeing about this. when you place a statement in parentheses, does the period go inside or outside of the parentheses

For example:

The dog jumped (but didn't land on its feet).
OR
The dog jumped (but didn't land on its feet.)

Answer 1

Outside, that completes the sentence. Otherwise, you are just completing the statement within the parentheses.

Answer 2

Outside

Answer 3

outside

Answer 4

The period is outside the parenthetical phrase, even after the isolated ones appearing at the end of a paragraph, such as biblical chapter and verse annotation or other reference often seen.

The period marks the end of a declarative sentence and an imperative sentence, as well as the end of an intentional, sentence fragment.

Answer 5

It goes outside the parentheses since the period refers to the whole sentence. If it only refers to the clause within the parens, it goes inside, as in:

This is a stupid question (I'm serious, it's a stupid question.).

Answer 6

You wouldn't put that part of the sentence in parentheses, (bad example) but yes they're right it goes outside.

Answer 7

outside. since the close parentheses is still included in the sentence.

Answer 8

outside the paranthases
coz the sentenses completes n the paranthases are jus making the sentence more clear tahts it... so the full stop comes outside onli

Answer 9

outside - number 1!@

Answer 10

OUTSIDE