This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Which of the following statements does NOT illustrate the correct use of parentheses? A. As ... (Read 36 times)

RRMR

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 557
Which of the following statements does NOT illustrate the correct use of parentheses?
 
  A. As clearly stated in the report, we have increased our production capacity. (Please refer tothe attached document.)
 B. Rachel Toms (She's the customer relationship manager) is the person whom you shouldcomplain to.
 C. I want to see the final draft of the report (is it on this floppy disk?) and ask Sam to quicklyproofread it.
 D. When they met last month (at a common friend's wedding), they exchanged their cell phone numbers.

Question 2

Which of the following is true of punctuation marks at the end of quotations in a sentence?
 
  A. Commas are always inside the closing quotation mark.
  B. Semicolons are inside or outside the closing quotation mark depending on the context of asentence.
 C. Periods are outside the closing quotation mark irrespective of the context of a sentence.
  D. Exclamation points are never placed inside the closing quotation mark.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

xoxo123

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 335
Answer to Question 1

B
The statement that does not illustrate the correct use of parentheses is Rachel Toms (She's
the customer relationship manager) is the person whom you should complain to. The correct
way to write this statement is Rachel Toms (she's the customer relationship manager) is the
person whom you should complain to.

Answer to Question 2

A
Periods and commas are always inside the closing quotation mark. Colons and semicolons
are always placed outside the closing quotation mark. Question marks and exclamation points
may be placed either inside or outside the closing quotation mark, depending on whether or
not the question mark or exclamation point is part of the quotation.




RRMR

  • Member
  • Posts: 557
Reply 2 on: Jun 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


softEldritch

  • Member
  • Posts: 334
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

Did you know?

More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.

Did you know?

Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.

Did you know?

Drug-induced pharmacodynamic effects manifested in older adults include drug-induced renal toxicity, which can be a major factor when these adults are experiencing other kidney problems.

Did you know?

According to the CDC, approximately 31.7% of the U.S. population has high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad cholesterol" levels.

Did you know?

Medications that are definitely not safe to take when breastfeeding include radioactive drugs, antimetabolites, some cancer (chemotherapy) agents, bromocriptine, ergotamine, methotrexate, and cyclosporine.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library