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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| | A) | Among his twelve labours, Hercules 1) killed the Nemean lion, 2) slew the multi-headed Hydra, 3) captured the Cretan bull, and 4) captured
Cerberus, the watchdog of the underworld. |
| | B) | Among his twelve labours,
Hercules (1 killed the Nemean lion, (2 slew the multi-headed Hydra, (3 captured the Cretan bull, and (4 captured Cerberus, the watchdog of the underworld. |
| | C) | Among his twelve labours, Hercules (1) killed the Nemean lion, (2) slew the multi-
headed Hydra, (3) captured the Cretan bull, and (4) captured Cerberus, the watchdog of the underworld. |
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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| | A) | We placed an anemometer (an instrument for measuring wind speed) on the roof. |
| | B) | We placed an anemometer an instrument for measuring wind speed on the roof. |
| | C) | We placed an anemometer-an instrument for measuring wind speed on the roof. |
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Choose the sentence
that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| | A) | Cosimo de'
Medici (he was the first member) of his family to rule Florence made his fortune in banking. |
| | B) | Cosimo de' Medici (he was the first member of his family to rule Florence) made his fortune in banking. |
| | C) | Cosimo de' Medici he was the first member of his family to rule Florence (made his fortune in banking). |
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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| | A) | Because Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (was a child prodigy) he began writing music at age five, he was able
to compose an astounding number of masterpieces in his brief thirty-five years. |
| | B) | Because Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a child prodigy he began writing music at age five, (he was able to compose an astounding number of masterpieces) in his
brief thirty-five years. |
| | C) | Because Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a child
prodigy (he began writing music at age five), he was able to compose an astounding number of masterpieces in his brief thirty-five years. |
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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| | A) | The muckrakers (a group of American writers who tried to expose corruption in
government and business included) Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, and Lincoln Steffens. |
| | B) | The muckrakers a group of American writers (who tried to expose corruption in government and business) included Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, and Lincoln
Steffens. |
| | C) | The muckrakers (a group of American writers who tried to expose
corruption in government and business) included Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, and Lincoln Steffens. |
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Choose the sentence
that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| | A) | Before
leaving, she (1) cancelled the newspaper, (2) set the timer on the front light, and (3) told the post office to hold her mail. |
| | B) | Before leaving, she 1. cancelled the newspaper, 2. set the timer on the front light, and 3. told the post office to
hold her mail. |
| | C) | Before leaving, she 1) cancelled the newspaper, 2) set the
timer on the front light, and 3) told the post office to hold her mail. |
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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| | A) | Marsilio Ficino (the Florentine scholar who translated Plato's works) influenced many Renaissance artists. |
| | B) | Marsilio Ficino (the Florentine scholar who translated) Plato's works influenced many Renaissance
artists. |
| | C) | Marsilio Ficino, (the Florentine scholar who translated Plato's
works), influenced many Renaissance artists. |
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Choose the sentence
that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| | A) | The English
Romantics several poets and artists (who believed in art as an overflow of powerful emotions) included the poets William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Percy
Shelley. |
| | B) | The English Romantics (several poets and artists who believed in
art as an overflow of powerful emotions) included the poets William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Percy Shelley. |
| | C) | The English Romantics several poets and artists who believed in art (as an overflow of powerful emotions) included
the poets William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Percy Shelley. |
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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of
parentheses. |
| | A) | We studied Neoplatonism (a movement in philosophy
based on the rediscovery of Plato's writings during the Italian Renaissance) in Mr. Fisher's Art History class. |
| | B) | We studied Neoplatonism (a movement in philosophy) based on the rediscovery of Plato's writings during the Italian Renaissance) in
Mr. Fisher's Art History class. |
| | C) | We studied Neoplatonism a movement in
philosophy (based on the rediscovery of Plato's writings during the Italian Renaissance) in Mr. Fisher's Art History class. |
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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| | A) | As he prepared for the fishing trip, he 1 cleaned his hip boots, 2 bought some size 14 hooks, and 3 sharpened his filleting knife. |
| | B) | As he prepared for the fishing trip, he 1) cleaned his hip boots, 2) bought some
size 14 hooks, and 3) sharpened his filleting knife. |
| | C) | As he prepared for
the fishing trip, he (1) cleaned his hip boots, (2) bought some size 14 hooks, and (3) sharpened his filleting knife. |
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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| | A) | Lao-tzu (he is credited as the author of the Chinese religious book) the Tao
Te Ching is considered by many to be the founder of Taoism. |
| | B) | Lao-tzu he is credited as the author of the Chinese religious book (the Tao Te Ching) is considered by many to be the founder of
Taoism. |
| | C) | Lao-tzu (he is credited as the author of the Chinese
religious book the Tao Te Ching) is considered by many to be the founder of Taoism. |
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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| | A) | Zen Buddhism (it is a combination of Chinese Taoism and Indian Mahayana Buddhism) has become popular among many Western intellectuals. |
| | B) | Zen Buddhism (it is a combination) of Chinese Taoism and Indian Mahayana Buddhism)
has become popular among many Western intellectuals. |
| | C) | Zen Buddhism it is a
combination of Chinese Taoism and Indian Mahayana Buddhism) has become popular (among many Western intellectuals). |
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