Look at these examples: My car is in the drive with the window open. I just had an accident with our new car. My husband doesn't know yet. The weather is wonderful.
If only it were always like this! The party was fantastic as always! In most contexts, it is acceptable to silently change the first letter of quoted material from uppercase to lowercase, or vice versa. In certain contexts, such changes must be indicated with brackets. Without the sic , a reader might wonder if the error was made by the writer offering the quotation.
Note that sic , as a foreign term, should be italicized, but the brackets containing it should not. If you suspect, but are not certain of, an error in the original material, a bracketed guess and question mark is appropriate. Importance of Punctuation in Research Papers Part 2. Subscribe for free to get unrestricted access to all our resources on research writing and academic publishing including:. We hate spam too. We promise to protect your privacy and never spam you. Reading time 4 minutes.
Using punctuation marks. Author Enago Academy. You might also like. Reporting Research. Square brackets also called brackets , especially in American English are mainly used to enclose words added by someone other than the original writer or speaker, typically in order to clarify the situation:.
If parentheses or brackets are used at the end of a sentence, the period should be placed outside, as the final punctuation:. They eventually decided to settle in the United States Debbie's home. Dante testified that it was the last time he saw them [the missing coins].
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