Follow the steps in each example to determine how to properly punctuate the section of the sentence in brackets.
During final exams week (although everyone hopes it will not [happen,)/happen),] all of us argue more because of the pressure we feel.
Step 1. The material in parentheses is not a sentence.
Step 2. The material in parentheses does not require a period either immediately before or immediately after the closing parentheses.
Step 3. The material in parentheses is part of a longer sentence. Therefore, the comma needs to come after the last parenthesis.
The only one of my roommates who doesn't seem to get stressed out is Tanya (an avid practitioner of [yoga)./yoga.)]
Step 1. The material in parentheses is not a sentence.
Step 2. Since the parenthetical material is part of a larger sentence, the period ending that larger sentence should come after the last parenthesis.
The rest of us are short-tempered and nervous. (Even the cat seems to sleep less than [usual.)/usual).]
Step 1. The material in parentheses is a sentence. Therefore, the period needs to go inside the last parenthesis.
Tanya, however, seems impervious to the bouts of irritability that the rest of us suffer (although I did catch her drinking coffee instead of her usual herbal [tea.)/tea).]
Step 1. The material in parentheses is not a sentence.
Step 2. The material in parentheses comes at the end of a larger sentence. Since the parenthetical material is part of the larger sentence, the period should come after the last parenthesis.
Tanya's ability to concentrate may come from her daily yoga exercises (which she does every morning and [evening;)/evening);] however, it may also come from the earplugs that she wears while studying.
Step 1. The material in parentheses is not a sentence.
Step 2. The material in parentheses does not require a period either immediately before or immediately after the closing parenthesis.
Step 3. The material in parentheses is part of a longer sentence. Therefore, the semicolon needs to come after the last parentheses.
