Use sentence form in the parenthetical
Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
A parenthetical that quotes one or more whole sentences reads as a sentence: a capital first letter, and its own closing punctuation inside the quotation marks.1
- 1R. 1.5(a)(ii) Phrases quoting the authority. Tables: R. 1.5(a)(i) Phrases not quoting the authority.
- 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
More in Structure and signals
- Add a space between parentheticals
- Add the comma that closes the clause
- Lowercase the parenthetical's first word
- Move the explanation before the history
- Move the parentheticals into order
- Move weight of authority before the explanation
- Use one parenthetical for the sources
- Use sentence form in the parenthetical
- Use the source enumerators