OTHER USES OF THE PARENTHESIS
541. An Interrogation Point is oftentimes placed within a parenthesis in the body of a sentence to express doubt or uncertainty as to the accuracy of our statement. For example:
- In 1858 (?) this great movement was started.
- John (?) Smith was the next witness.
542. The parenthesis is used to include numerals or letters in the enumeration of particulars. For example:
- Economics deals with (1) production, (2) distribution, (3) consumption.
- There are three sub-heads; (a) grammar, (b) rhetoric, (c) composition.
543. Marks of parenthesis are used to inclose an amount or number written in figures when it is also written in words, as:
- We will need forty (40) machines in addition to those we now have.
- Enclosed find Forty Dollars ($40.00) to apply on account.