Question

Which sentence uses correct punctuation and capitalization within parentheses? My brother (He has read hundreds of books on the subject.) told me that the samural lived by a strict code of honor. My brother (he has read hundreds of books on the subject) told me that the samural lived by a strict code of honor. My brother (He has read hundreds of books on the subject) told me that the samural lived by a strict code of honor.

Answer 1

My oldest sister, Maria, is a pilot.

My two best friends, Tory and Monica, met me at the movies.

Bulldogs, which I love, are the cutest!

I just got it right

Answer 2

My brother (he has read hundreds of books on the subject) told me that the samurai lived by a strict code of honor.

Parenthetical phrases that interrupt a sentence are not to be capitalized unless they start with a proper noun. They also should not have ending punctuation inside the parentheses. Although the phrase inside the parentheses could qualify as a full clause on its own, in parentheses it is merely a phrase which interrupts the actual sentence by adding additional information, and should therefore not be treated as its own sentence grammatically.