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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) | My brother finally succeeded we always believed in him (in earning his PhD from Simon Fraser University). |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | My brother finally succeeded we always believed in him (in earning his PhD) from Simon Fraser University. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | My brother finally succeeded (we always believed in him) in earning his PhD from Simon Fraser University. |
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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) | Jupiter (easily the largest planet in the solar system) was named after the Roman king of the gods. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Jupiter easily the largest planet (in the solar system) was named after the Roman king of the gods. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Jupiter (easily) the largest planet in the solar system was named after the Roman king of the gods. |
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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) | These days, Phillip who would have thought it? shows signs (of actually being able) to cooperate with others. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | These days (Phillip who would have thought it?) shows signs of actually being able to cooperate with others. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | These days, Phillip (who would have thought it?) shows signs of actually being able to cooperate with others. |
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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) | Arlene has succeeded (I knew she could do it) in becoming the rudest person I have ever met. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Arlene has succeeded I knew she could do it in becoming the rudest person (I have ever met). |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Arlene has succeeded, I knew she could do it, in becoming the rudest person I have ever met. |
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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) | Hell's Canyon it is well named is not a good place to go camping. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Hell's Canyon (it is well named) is not a good place to go camping. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Hell's Canyon it is well named is not a (good) place to go camping. |
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6 | ![](/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) | Today, England and the IRA (who would have predicted it?) Are conducting serious peace negotiations. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Today, England and the IRA who would have predicted it? are conducting serious peace negotiations. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Today, England and the IRA (who would have predicted it?) are conducting serious peace negotiations. |
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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) | Pickett's Charge (it was more of a march) ended in disaster for the South. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Pickett's Charge it was more of a march ended in disaster for the South. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Pickett's Charge it was more of a march ended (in disaster) for the South. |
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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) | The Transcendentalists (a group of New England writers included Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Margaret Fuller). |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | The Transcendentalists (a group of New England writers) included Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Margaret Fuller. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | The Transcendentalists a group of (New England) writers included Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Margaret Fuller. |
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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) | Mars (the Roman god of war) is the equivalent of the Greek god Ares. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Mars the Roman god of war is the equivalent of (the Greek god) Ares. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Mars the (Roman) god of war is the equivalent of the (Greek) god Ares. |
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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) | He purchased computer equipment (a CD-ROM, a fax modem, and a laser printer to upgrade his business). |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | He purchased computer equipment (a CD-ROM, a fax modem, and a laser printer) to upgrade his business. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | He purchased (computer) equipment a CD-ROM, a fax modem, and a laser printer to upgrade his business. |
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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) | (Although Michelangelo is best known for his painting) he painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, he was also an accomplished poet. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Although Michelangelo is best known for his painting he painted the ceiling of the (Sistine) Chapel, he was also an accomplished poet. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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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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) | Death Valley (it can reach temperatures of over 65° Celsius) is home to specially adapted insects and lizards. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Death Valley (it can reach temperatures of over 65° (Celsius) is home to specially adapted insects and lizards. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Death Valley it can reach temperatures of over 65° Celsius is home to (specially adapted) insects and lizards. |
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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 Pre-Raphaelites a group of nineteenth-century writers and artists interested in (medieval) art included Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Christina Rossetti, and William Hunt. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | The Pre-Raphaelites (a group of nineteenth-century writers and artists interested in medieval art) included Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Christina Rossetti, and William Hunt. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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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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) | His shyness (it was only a mild case) disappeared soon after Lorraine smiled at him. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | His shyness it was only a mild case disappeared (soon after) Lorraine smiled at him. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | His shyness it was only a mild case disappeared soon after Lorraine smiled (at him). |
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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) | Bastille Day (a French national holiday celebrated on July 14) is the equivalent of Independence Day in the United States. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Bastille Day a French national holiday celebrated (on July 14) is the equivalent of Independence Day in the United States. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Bastille Day a French national holiday celebrated on July 14 is the equivalent of Independence Day (in the United States). |
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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) | He has owned cars a Cadillac, an LTD, and a Lincoln (that are beyond his budget). |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | He has owned cars (a Cadillac, an LTD, and a Lincoln that are beyond his budget). |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | He has owned cars (a Cadillac, an LTD, and a Lincoln) that are beyond his budget. |
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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) | 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. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 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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