NCO Primary Leadership Subjects
Brackets
Brackets, not parentheses, are used in these documents:
Purpose
Transcripts.
Congressional hearings.
Testimonies in court.
Read the rules and examples for using brackets in the table. Then practice applying
Rules
the rules in the exercises that follow the table.
Use brackets...
Example
To indicate a comment that is not part
The general [Washington] ordered
of the original quotation.
him to leave.
The bill had not
been paid.
[Emphasis added]
For explanations, omissions, or
Our conference [lasted] two hours.
editorial comments.
Our party will always serve [the
people].
When a parenthetical element falls
The book will be published in August
within release another parenthetical
(the actual date [August 15th] will be
clement.
announced on Friday).
Punctuate these sentences:
Practice
I do not know. Continues reading:
The matter is classified. Deleted from record.
The meeting will come to order. Loud chorus of Mr. Chairman.
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