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Rule "Unpaired braces, brackets, quotation marks and similar symbols"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Unpaired braces, brackets, quotation marks and similar symbols
Category: Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/punctuation-guide/#what-are-parentheses
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He lived in a (large house.
    Correction suggestion: (
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • He lived in a (large) house.
ID: EN_UNPAIRED_BRACKETS
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-12-03 22:33:10 +0100)