Commas and brackets (parentheses)

Hi,

I've written a document and the reviewer has indicated that I should have a comma before and after my brackets. For example: "another job (listed in TOAD) which is..." becomes "another job, (listed in TOAD), which is...".

Is this grammatically correct?

It's a question of style rather than of grammar. I'd prefer to omit the commas, as it seems to me less disruptive to the readrer's eye and mind when reading the sentence. Commas represent brief pauses, and I think the reader will also naturally pause briefly at a bracket.

Best wishes, Clive

Futurehuman11 wrote:

The brackets already show that the clause is parenthetical, so the commas are pointless.

To me, another job (listed in TOAD) which is... is correct (no commas are required.)

If you insert a comma after 'job' and after the outer bracket, you are inserting unnecessary punctuation marks.

For example, John, as well as Peter, is going to the movies is correct.

If you insert commas, the sentence becomes John, (as well as Peter), is going to the movies. (It is obvious from this sentence that commas shouldn't be inserted in the sentence posted by you.)