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Towel chalk 193 Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Parentheses

Hello,

Is this sentence correct: "I like Joe a lot (he loves dogs just like me), so I hugged him."

Is this parenthetical construction correct? I am wondering—should there be a period after "me"?

Thanks for any help

  

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towel chalk 193 Is this parenthetical construction correct? Yes. towel chalk 193 I am wondering—should there be a period after "me"?

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  • towel chalk 193 Is this parenthetical construction correct?
  • Yes.
  • towel chalk 193 I am wondering—should there be a period after "me"?
  • No.
  • A parenthetical actually in parentheses within a sentence does not get sentence capitalization or closing punctuation even if it is a complete sentence, just as you have done.
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towel chalk 193Is this parenthetical construction correct?

Yes.

towel chalk 193 I am wondering—should there be a period after "me"?

No. A parenthetical actually in parentheses within a sentence does not get sentence capitalization or closing punctuation even if it is a complete sentence, just as you have done. If t

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towel chalk 193I like Joe a lot (he loves dogs just like me), so I hugged him.

Correct.

https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-14/additional-punctuation/lesson-7/parentheses-and-brackets

CJ

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