Content code
e2545
Slug (identifier)
punctuation-parentheses-brackets
Grades
Secondary I
Secondary II
Secondary III
Secondary IV
Topic
English Language Arts
Content
Title (level 2)
Parenthesis and Bracket Uses
Title slug (identifier)
parenthesis-and-bracket-uses
Contenu
Content
Corps

Parentheses are used to:

  • add information

Brackets are used:

  • as parentheses inside parentheses

  • to add information in a direct quote

Only capitalize the first word inside the parentheses or brackets when it begins a new, complete sentence or an independent clause.

Content
Corps

Parentheses to add in formation

Image
Selina the inventor waving to her sleeping cat.
Corps

Brackets inside parentheses or quotes to add information

Image
Selina the inventor looking for mittens.
Description

“The eye sees a thing more clearly in dreams, than the imagination awake” is a quote by Leonardo da Vinci.

Title (level 2)
See Also
Title slug (identifier)
see-also
Contenu
Links
Type
Internal
Title
Punctuation
Internal link
/en/students/vl/english/punctuation-e2500
Type
Internal
Title
Punctuation—The Period (.)
Internal link
/en/students/vl/english/punctuation-the-period-e2510
Type
Internal
Title
Punctuation—The Comma (,)
Internal link
/en/students/vl/english/punctuation-the-comma-e2515
Type
Internal
Title
Punctuation—The Colon (:) & the Semicolon (;)
Internal link
/en/students/vl/english/punctuation-the-colon-the-semicolon-e2540
Type
Internal
Title
Punctuation—The Hyphen (-) & the Dashes (–) (—)
Internal link
/en/students/vl/english/punctuation-the-hyphen-the-dashes-e2555
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