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Rule "Comma before closing parenthesis"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Comma before closing parenthesis
Message: Commas should not be placed before a closing parenthesis. Either move the comma outside of the parentheses, or remove it altogether.
Category: Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Its villages include Dreibelbis (also in Greenwich Township,) Edenburg, and Windsor Castle.
    Correction suggestion: Township),, Township)
  • Scour this forum (and the other one,) and eventually post a question.
    Correction suggestion: one),, one)
  • (I paid too for 32 pages, plus a front and back cover,) and I will be adding a $100 tip.
    Correction suggestion: cover),, cover)
ID: COMMA_CLOSING_PARENTHESIS [1]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-11-04 22:33:08 +0100)