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Can You Put A Complete Sentence In Parentheses?

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Can You Put A Complete Sentence In Parentheses? (When a complete sentence is enclosed in parentheses, place punctuation in the sentence inside the parentheses, like this.) If only part of a sentence is enclosed in parentheses (like this), place punctuation outside the parentheses (like this). Does a period go inside parentheses at the end of

Can You Start A Sentence With A Bracket?

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Can You Start A Sentence With A Bracket? Can you start a sentence with a bracket? If your sentence starts with an opening parenthesis, and what’s inside your parentheses is a complete sentence, then the terminal punctuation mark, such as a period, question mark, or exclamation point, goes inside the closing parenthesis: “(I knew he