\(\begin{array}{l} - \left( { - \frac{3}{4}} \right) - \left( {\frac{2}{3} + \frac{1}{4}} \right)\\ = \frac{3}{4} - \frac{2}{3} - \frac{1}{4}\\ = \left( {\frac{3}{4} - \frac{1}{4}} \right) - \frac{2}{3}\\ = \frac{2}{4} - \frac{2}{3}\\= \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{3}\\ = \frac{3}{6} - \frac{4}{6}\\ = \frac{{ - 1}}{6}\end{array}\)