Parentheticals in Supreme Court Writing

⚖️ Parentheticals in Supreme Court Writing ⚖️

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Level 1: Identify the Purpose
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What is the parenthetical's purpose in each sentence?

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1. So, for example, Congress has always given federal courts power to decide "diversity" cases, between "citizens of different States" whose dispute involves more than a stated sum (the so-called amount-in-controversy).

2. Thompson did not argue that his alleged statement about "home improvement" was a true statement. See also Tr. of Oral Arg. 28 ("That is a false statement.").

3. The case now before us involves a particular type of public wastewater treatment, one that processes both wastewater (water that has been used in a home) and stormwater (rainwater that does not sink into the ground).

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4. Which of the following parentheticals is punctuated correctly?

5. Which of the following is punctuated correctly?

6. Which of the following is punctuated and formatted correctly?

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