1. Brackets

2. The information is always closely related to the main sentence.
The brackets are the small curved lines that surround the extra information.
Some sentences (including this one) will make use of brackets, to provide extra information.
The information is always closely related to the main sentence.

3. to provide extra information.
Some sentences
(including this one)
will make use of
brackets,
to provide extra information.
The sentence should still make sense without the bracketed information.

4. ( ) The boys five in all wanted to play football. For example:
We use brackets to provide an aside, or give extra information in a sentence.
For example: ( )
The boys five in all wanted to play football.
The brackets should go here as this is the extra information

5. Where do the brackets go in this sentence?
Your turn
Where do the brackets go in this sentence?
Mr Smith argues that boxing is dangerous he clearly doesn’t like the sport .

6. ( ) That’s right! They go here.
Mr Smith argues that boxing is dangerous he clearly doesn’t like the sport . ( )
They go here.

7. Remember!
Make sure that full stops go OUTSIDE the brackets if they are at the end of the sentence.