40587 separates explanatory words of a direct quotation from the rest of the sentence. What she does, does matter to us. TV, radar, NBC is always placed inside the quotation marks in American usage. Question Mark ends a direct question . Parentheses enclose explanatory material that interrupts the normal sentence structure.
Punctuation goes inside the parentheses when intended to mark the material within.
Punctuation goes outside the parentheses when intended to mark the whole sentence. In American usage, periods and commas always go inside quotation marks, regardless of sense. Semicolons and colons go outside. Exclamation points and question marks go either inside or outside according to the demands of the quoted material. Semicolon separates independent clauses not connected with a coordinate conjunction .