Daily Grammar

Lesson 436

Mechanics - Punctuation - Brackets

Use brackets to enclose comments, criticisms, or corrections inserted by someone other than the original writer or speaker.

Example:
Anyone who met him [the author] respected his authority.

 
 
 

Instructions: Place brackets where they are needed in these sentences.

1. Everyone who knew him the deceased recognized the loss to the community.

Everyone who knew him [the deceased] recognized the loss to the community.

2. In his biography My Only Love he wrote about his job.

In his biography [My Only Love] he wrote about his job.

3. I think the day was the 3rd 4th that you were here.

I think the day was the 3rd [4th] that you were here.

4. The witness said, "I saw him the defendant coming out the back door."

The witness said, "I saw him [the defendant] coming out the back door."

5. With his new book The Last Day he should become a millionaire.

With his new book [The Last Day] he should become a millionaire.

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