How to Use Parentheses?
Use Parentheses to Enclose Information That Clarifies or Is Used as an Aside. Example: He Finally Answered (After Taking Five Minutes to Think) That He Did Not...
Use parentheses to enclose information that clarifies or is used as an aside. Example: He finally answered (after taking five minutes to think) that he did not understand the question. If material in parentheses ends a sentence, the period goes after the parentheses. Example: He gave me a nice bonus ($500).
What are the rules for using parentheses?
- Parentheses should always be used in pairs.
- Parentheses only enclose non-essential information. That means, the sentence should still make sense if the parenthetical aside were removed.
What is an example of a parenthesis?
Parenthesis is the use of a phrase, word or sentence that's added into writing as extra information or an afterthought. It's punctuated by brackets, commas or dashes. For example, 'his favourite team - whom he had followed since the age of five - was Rockingham Rovers'.
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