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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| | A) | Of the three great violin concertos Tchaikovsky's, Mendelssohn's, and Beethoven's, two are considered (too difficult) to play by
contemporary violinists. |
| | B) | Of the three great violin concertos (Tchaikovsky's,
Mendelssohn's, and Beethoven's), two are considered too difficult to play by contemporary violinists. |
| | C) | Of the three (great) violin concertos Tchaikovsky's, Mendelssohn's, and Beethoven's, two are considered too difficult to play by
contemporary violinists. |
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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| | A) | The nurse took out a sphygmomanometer a device (for measuring blood pressure) and hurried to the emergency
room. |
| | B) | The nurse took out a sphygmomanometer (a device for measuring) blood
pressure and hurried to the emergency room. |
| | C) | The nurse took out a
sphygmomanometer (a device for measuring blood pressure) and hurried to the emergency room. |
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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| | A) | Of the three great Greek philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle (only Socrates) refused to write down his
ideas. |
| | B) | Of the three great Greek philosophers Socrates, Plato, (and Aristotle)
only Socrates refused to write down his ideas. |
| | C) | Of the three great Greek
philosophers (Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle) only Socrates refused to write down his ideas. |
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Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| | A) | Jerry owned sports equipment (golf clubs, a fishing pole, and two tennis rackets) that
he never used. |
| | B) | Jerry owned sports equipment golf clubs, a fishing pole, and
two tennis rackets that he never used. |
| | C) | Jerry owned sports equipment (golf
clubs, a fishing pole, and two tennis rackets that he never used). |
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Paying close attention to punctuation, choose the correct
version of the sentence below. |
| | A) | Constantinople—it is
now called Istanbul—was the capital of the Byzantine Empire. |
| | B) | Constantinople (it is now called Istanbul) was the capital of the Byzantine Empire. |
| | C) | Constantinople, it is now called Istanbul, was the capital of the Byzantine Empire. |
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