Brackets are often used to describe anything in the sentence that the author hasn't yet described. Add an extra adjective and give the reader pause by using brackets with help from a certified tutor in this free video on punctuation in the English language.
Expert: Paige Carrera
Bio: Paige Carrera is a certified tutor for both Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties in the Tampa Bay area of Florida.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz
The second example in this video is wrong. The period goes outside the internal parenthetical phrase (like this). I would be suspicious of all these "eHow" videos. Happy writing!
thorsmarko 2 years ago