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1 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Even though Ludwig van Beethoven lost his hearing he started going deaf at age twenty-nine, he continued to write many musical masterpieces. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Even though Ludwig van Beethoven lost his hearing (he started going deaf at age twenty-nine), he continued to write many musical masterpieces. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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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2 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Of the three great violin concertos Tchaikovsky's, Mendelssohn's, and Beethoven's, two are considered (too difficult) to play by contemporary violinists. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Of the three great violin concertos (Tchaikovsky's, Mendelssohn's, and Beethoven's), two are considered too difficult to play by contemporary violinists. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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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3 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | The nurse took out a sphygmomanometer a device (for measuring blood pressure) and hurried to the emergency room. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | The nurse took out a sphygmomanometer (a device for measuring) blood pressure and hurried to the emergency room. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | The nurse took out a sphygmomanometer (a device for measuring blood pressure) and hurried to the emergency room. |
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4 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Of the three great Greek philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle (only Socrates) refused to write down his ideas. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Of the three great Greek philosophers Socrates, Plato, (and Aristotle) only Socrates refused to write down his ideas. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Of the three great Greek philosophers (Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle) only Socrates refused to write down his ideas. |
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5 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Jerry owned sports equipment (golf clubs, a fishing pole, and two tennis rackets) that he never used. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Jerry owned sports equipment golf clubs, a fishing pole, and two tennis rackets that he never used. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Jerry owned sports equipment (golf clubs, a fishing pole, and two tennis rackets that he never used). |
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6 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Paying close attention to punctuation, choose the correct version of the sentence below. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Constantinople—it is now called Istanbul—was the capital of the Byzantine Empire. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Constantinople (it is now called Istanbul) was the capital of the Byzantine Empire. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Constantinople, it is now called Istanbul, was the capital of the Byzantine Empire. |
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7 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | We placed an anemometer (an instrument for measuring wind speed) on the roof. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | We placed an anemometer an instrument for measuring wind speed on the roof. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | We placed an anemometer-an instrument for measuring wind speed on the roof. |
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8 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Cosimo de' Medici (he was the first member) of his family to rule Florence made his fortune in banking. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Cosimo de' Medici (he was the first member of his family to rule Florence) made his fortune in banking. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Cosimo de' Medici he was the first member of his family to rule Florence (made his fortune in banking). |
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9 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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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10 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | The muckrakers (a group of American writers who tried to expose corruption in government and business included) Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, and Lincoln Steffens. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | The muckrakers a group of American writers (who tried to expose corruption in government and business) included Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, and Lincoln Steffens. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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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11 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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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12 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Marsilio Ficino (the Florentine scholar who translated Plato's works) influenced many Renaissance artists. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Marsilio Ficino (the Florentine scholar who translated) Plato's works influenced many Renaissance artists. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Marsilio Ficino, (the Florentine scholar who translated Plato's works), influenced many Renaissance artists. |
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13 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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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14 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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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15 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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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16 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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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17 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of parentheses. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Zen Buddhism (it is a combination of Chinese Taoism and Indian Mahayana Buddhism) has become popular among many Western intellectuals. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Zen Buddhism (it is a combination) of Chinese Taoism and Indian Mahayana Buddhism) has become popular among many Western intellectuals. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Zen Buddhism it is a combination of Chinese Taoism and Indian Mahayana Buddhism) has become popular (among many Western intellectuals). |
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