The Guide To Punctuation

Parentheses and Brackets

"If I have to train endlessly to join the Kendo club (and I really need to), then I'll put my all into training."~~Example of what we're learning.

Since it might be hard to explain how to use this punctuation mark, I decided to show an example above. Also, like before, this is a punctuation mark that emulates a comma. However, this is a little complicated, since you have to add a comma in certain circumstances. Anyway, it isn't as hard, just a bit confusing. Anyway, let's get to it.

We know that commas have many uses: listing, direct quotation, seperating adjectives, giving out information, and intoductory phrases/words. This is a hard subject to learn, but if you know the basics, then you do not need to worry.

Today, many writers use parentheses as a way to share info about anything that is relevant or irrevelant to the character, pet, or thing. If you read any of Wattpad's books, you'll find that the writers use parentheses as a way to add information that they put as a afterthought. Therefore, the parentheses can be used as commas. What makes parentheses hard to learn? That definitely has to be how to properly use them without feeling like you made a mistake. Anyway, let's get to the technical ways of how you use parentheses.

Like I said before, parentheses can be used as added information. You can call them interrupters. And interrupters can be used with hyphens, commas, and, of course, parentheses. However, the only difference that a parentheses has over those two punctuation marks is that cannot be used after a introductory phrase, gerund, and introductory word. You can Google these to find out more, and I recommend that you use Purdue Owl for your punctual and/or grammatical needs.

Now that I covered the parentheses, we can finally move onto brackets. Brackets are a harder to explain because they rarely show up on texts, and they aren't as important to implement in writing. Though, some people will use this. Anyway, since I'm new to this punctuation mark, and I don't understand it as much (of course), I can't guarantee that this is legitimate information. I'll try my best though.

Brackets are interrupters, but they have special functions than the others. Unlike other interrupters that use other punctuation marks, brackets are used to interrupt a quote from someone. For example, "I know that books seem like the ultimate thing that's made by one person, [of course] but that's not true. Every reading of a book is a collaboration between the reader [you] and the writer  [me] who are making the story up together."

This is a quote from John Green, and you can find this on BrainyQuote. Anyway, from the sample above, you can see multiple brackets in the quote. In those brackets, you'll see my comments. You see, brackets allow us to comment on quotes, be it a philosophical quote or just a normal one. You can just comment on them because the bracket allows you to. Think of the brackets as a right of passage; it allows you to add your comments on the quotes without no one making a fuss about it. As for the punctual part of this, and I assume this is correct, you can add a complete sentence without adding in period. However, I think if a comma is necessary, then add it.

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If you have any questions regarding what I have taught today, be sure to tell me in the comments section of this book. Also, if you have any questions about any other punctuation mark I have not taught about, be sure to tell me; you can comment it here, PM it to me, or put in in message board. Anyway, have a great day. :)