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* To make the grammar work. (Referring to someone's statement {{xt|"I hate to do laundry"}}, one could properly write {{xt|She "hate[s] to do laundry"}}.) | * To make the grammar work. (Referring to someone's statement {{xt|"I hate to do laundry"}}, one could properly write {{xt|She "hate[s] to do laundry"}}.) | ||
=== Sentences and brackets === | |||
* If any sentence includes material that is enclosed in square or round brackets, it still must end—with a period, a question mark, or an exclamation mark—{{em|after}} those brackets. This principle applies no matter what punctuation is used within the brackets: | * If any sentence includes material that is enclosed in square or round brackets, it still must end—with a period, a question mark, or an exclamation mark—{{em|after}} those brackets. This principle applies no matter what punctuation is used within the brackets: | ||
:: {{xt|She refused all requests (except for basics such as food, medicine, etc.).}} | :: {{xt|She refused all requests (except for basics such as food, medicine, etc.).}} | ||