Exercise 52.1 Revising using parentheses and brackets

Revise the following sentences, using parentheses and brackets correctly. Example:

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  1. The committee was presented with three options to pay for the new park: 1 increase vehicle registration fees, 2 install parking meters downtown, or 3 borrow money from the reserve fund.

    Question

    The committee was presented with three options to pay for the new park: 1 increase vehicle registration fees, 2 install parking meters downtown, or 3 borrow money from the reserve fund.
    The committee was presented with three options to pay for the new park: 1 increase vehicle registration fees, 2 install parking meters downtown, or 3 borrow money from the reserve fund.
  2. The FISA statute authorizes government wiretapping only under certain circumstances for instance, the government has to obtain a warrant.

    Question

    The FISA statute authorizes government wiretapping only under certain circumstances for instance, the government has to obtain a warrant.
    The FISA statute authorizes government wiretapping only under certain circumstances for instance, the government has to obtain a warrant.
  3. The health care expert informed readers that “as we progress through middle age, we experience intimations of our own morality sic.”

    Question

    The health care expert informed readers that “as we progress through middle age, we experience intimations of our own morality sic.”
    The health care expert informed readers that “as we progress through middle age, we experience intimations of our own morality sic.”
  4. Some hospitals train nurses in a pseudoscientific technique called therapeutic touch TT that has been discredited by many rigorous studies.

    Question

    Some hospitals train nurses in a pseudoscientific technique called therapeutic touch TT that has been discredited by many rigorous studies.
    Some hospitals train nurses in a pseudoscientific technique called therapeutic touch TT that has been discredited by many rigorous studies.
  5. Because I was carrying an umbrella, which, as it turned out, wasn’t even necessary, I was required to enter the stadium through the high-security gate.

    Question

    Because I was carrying an umbrella, which, as it turned out, wasn’t even necessary, I was required to enter the stadium through the high-security gate.
    Because I was carrying an umbrella, which, as it turned out, wasn’t even necessary, I was required to enter the stadium through the high-security gate.