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       "id": "567af2437cbaa8c51670a16c",
       "title": "Testing Objects for Properties",
       "description": [
-        "Sometimes it is useful to check if the property of a given object exists or not. We can use the <code>.hasOwnProperty([propname])</code> method of objects to determine if that object has the given property name. <code>.hasOwnProperty()</code> returns <code>true</code> or <code>false</code> if the property is found or not.",
+        "Sometimes it is useful to check if the property of a given object exists or not. We can use the <code>.hasOwnProperty(propname)</code> method of objects to determine if that object has the given property name. <code>.hasOwnProperty()</code> returns <code>true</code> or <code>false</code> if the property is found or not.",
         "<strong>Example</strong>",
         "<blockquote>var myObj = {<br>  top: \"hat\",<br>  bottom: \"pants\"<br>};<br>myObj.hasOwnProperty(\"top\");    // true<br>myObj.hasOwnProperty(\"middle\"); // false</blockquote>",
         "<h4>Instructions</h4>",