Editing Citation signal (section)

==={{anchor|How do I determine whether my argument needs a parenthetical?|Phrases quoting the authority}}Phrases quoting an authority===
If the parenthetical quotes one or more full sentences, it begins with a capital letter and ends with punctuation: ''See'' Committee Note to Interim Rule 8001(f) ("Given the short time limit to file the petition with the circuit clerk, subdivision (f)(1) provides that entry of a certification on the docket does not occur until an effective appeal is taken under Rule 8003(a) or (b)."). Insert a space before the opening parenthesis of the explanatory parenthetical. If the parenthetical does not contain a complete sentence, the writer should not place final punctuation (such as a period) inside it.

Place a parenthetical included as part of a citation before an explanatory parenthetical:<ref>''The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation'' R. 1.5(b), at 66 (Columbia L. Rev. Ass'n et al. eds., 21st ed. 2020).</ref>
Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(1) (emphasis added) (also indicating that "[a] party may instruct a deponent not to answer . . . when necessary to preserve a privilege"). Shorter parenthetical phrases may be used if a complete participial phrase is unnecessary in the context of the citation: The Florida Supreme court recently declared that "where the seller of a home knows facts materially affecting the value of the property which are not readily observable and are not known to the buyer, the seller is under a duty to disclose them to the buyer." ''Johnson v. Davis'', 480 So. 2d 625, 629 (Fla. 1985) (defective roof in three-year-old home). If a source directly quotes or supports an argument (no signal or "see" before a citation), no parenthetical is necessary.