Worksheet 2: Advanced Parentheses & Brackets

Challenge yourself by distinguishing between parentheses and brackets in complex sentences. Click below to print or save as a PDF.

Worksheet 2: Advanced Parentheses & Brackets

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________________

1. Parentheses or Brackets?

Choose the correct punctuation for each sentence. Write () or [].

1. The email stated, "The meeting is on Tusday ___sic___."
2. She will be arriving on the next flight ___from London___.
3. The article mentioned that "he ___the author___ was inspired by true events."
4. Please see the attached file ___Figure 1___.

2. Sentence Correction

Find the error in each sentence and rewrite it correctly.

Original: The report (see Appendix B [for details]) was comprehensive.

Corrected:

Original: She said, "I think (he) is the best candidate."

Corrected:

Original: The recipe calls for three eggs (or two if they are large).

Corrected:

Original: He wrote, "[My dog] is the best companion a person could ask for."

Corrected:

3. Creative Writing

Write a short paragraph quoting a famous person. In your paragraph, use brackets [] to clarify a pronoun (like "he" or "it") and use parentheses () to add a small piece of extra information.