Parentheses and complete sentences
Dear Teachers,
Sentence #1 He was happy (and had good reason to be).
Rule#1: Sentence fragment inside brackets, so period comes AFTER brackets.
Sentence #2: The town thought he was religious. (He was an atheist.)
Rule #2: Complete sentence inside bracket, so period comes inside brackets.
Sentence #3: The town thought he was religious (he was an atheist), kind (he was a wife beater), and rich (he was in debt).
Is sentence #3 correct as it is even though there are complete sentences inside all three brackets? I'm assuming rule #2 doesn't apply here? Need your insights on this, please.
Thanks,
AJ
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anonymous Is sentence #3 correct as it is even though there are complete sentences inside all three brackets? I'm assuming rule #2 doesn't apply here? Need your insights on this, please.
- anonymous Is sentence #3 correct as it is even though there are complete sentences inside all three brackets?
- I'm assuming rule #2 doesn't apply here?
- Need your insights on this, please.
- The Chicago differentiates between full sentences inside parentheses within another sentence and those outside a sentence.
- In your case, you have punctuated correctly.
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anonymousIs sentence #3 correct as it is even though there are complete sentences inside all three brackets? I'm assuming rule #2 doesn't apply here? Need your insights on this, please.
The Chicago differentiates between full sentences inside parentheses within another sentence and those outside a sentence. In your case, you have punctuated correctly
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