Which sentence uses brackets correctly?

Since the speaker is going mad, I wonder if it [the raven] is actually perched above the door.

Since the speaker is going mad, I wonder if [it the raven] is actually perched above the door.

[Since the speaker is going mad], I wonder if it the raven is actually perched above the door.

Since the speaker is going mad, [I wonder if] it the raven is actually perched above the door.

Question

Melody Hughes

English

24 March, 09:57

Which sentence uses brackets correctly?

Since the speaker is going mad, I wonder if it [the raven] is actually perched above the door.

Since the speaker is going mad, I wonder if [it the raven] is actually perched above the door.

[Since the speaker is going mad], I wonder if it the raven is actually perched above the door.

Since the speaker is going mad, [I wonder if] it the raven is actually perched above the door.

+5

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Giovanna Faulkner · Answer 1

The first one. Think of it as this. Take out the phrase the brakets are around and no one know what you're writing about. When you put the brakets in the setence with the terms you are telling the audience what "it" is