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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| | A) | The Transcendentalists (a group of New England writers included Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Margaret
Fuller). |
| | B) | The Transcendentalists (a group of New England writers) included
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Margaret Fuller. |
| | C) | The
Transcendentalists a group of (New England) writers included Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Margaret Fuller. |
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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| | A) | Mars (the Roman god of war) is the equivalent of the Greek god Ares. |
| | B) | Mars the Roman god of war is the equivalent of (the Greek god) Ares. |
| | C) | Mars the (Roman) god of war is the equivalent of the (Greek) god Ares. |
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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of
parentheses. |
| | A) | He purchased computer equipment (a CD-ROM, a fax
modem, and a laser printer to upgrade his business). |
| | B) | He purchased computer
equipment (a CD-ROM, a fax modem, and a laser printer) to upgrade his business. |
| | C) | He purchased (computer) equipment a CD-ROM, a fax modem, and a laser printer to upgrade his business. |
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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| | A) | (Although Michelangelo is best known for his painting) he painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, he was also an accomplished
poet. |
| | B) | Although Michelangelo is best known for his painting he painted the
ceiling of the (Sistine) Chapel, he was also an accomplished poet. |
| | C) | Although
Michelangelo is best known for his painting (he painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel), he was also an accomplished poet. |
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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| | A) | Death Valley (it can reach temperatures of over 65? Celsius) is home to specially adapted insects and
lizards. |
| | B) | Death Valley (it can reach temperatures of over 65? (Celsius) is
home to specially adapted insects and lizards. |
| | C) | Death Valley it can reach
temperatures of over 65? Celsius is home to (specially adapted) insects and lizards. |
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Choose the sentence that
demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| | A) | The Pre-Raphaelites a
group of nineteenth-century writers and artists interested in (medieval) art included Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Christina Rossetti, and William
Hunt. |
| | B) | The Pre-Raphaelites (a group of nineteenth-century writers and artists
interested in medieval art) included Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Christina Rossetti, and William Hunt. |
| | C) | The Pre-Raphaelites a group of nineteenth-century writers and artists (interested in medieval art included Dante Gabriel Rossetti,
Christina Rossetti, and William Hunt. |
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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of
parentheses. |
| | A) | His shyness (it was only a mild case) disappeared
soon after Lorraine smiled at him. |
| | B) | His shyness it was only a mild case
disappeared (soon after) Lorraine smiled at him. |
| | C) | His shyness it was only a
mild case disappeared soon after Lorraine smiled (at him). |
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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of
parentheses. |
| | A) | Bastille Day (a French national holiday celebrated on
July 14) is the equivalent of Independence Day in the United States. |
| | B) | Bastille
Day a French national holiday celebrated (on July 14) is the equivalent of Independence Day in the United States. |
| | C) | Bastille Day a French national holiday celebrated on July 14 is the equivalent of Independence Day (in the United
States). |
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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of
parentheses. |
| | A) | He has owned cars a Cadillac, an LTD, and a Lincoln
(that are beyond his budget). |
| | B) | He has owned cars (a Cadillac, an LTD, and a
Lincoln that are beyond his budget). |
| | C) | He has owned cars (a Cadillac, an LTD,
and a Lincoln) that are beyond his budget. |
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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| | A) | Even though Ludwig van Beethoven lost his hearing he started going deaf at age twenty-nine, he continued to write
many musical masterpieces. |
| | B) | Even though Ludwig van Beethoven lost his hearing
(he started going deaf at age twenty-nine), he continued to write many musical masterpieces. |
| | C) | Even though Ludwig van Beethoven (lost his hearing) he started going deaf at age twenty-nine, he continued to write many musical
masterpieces. |
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