Using Parentheses in Writing

What punctuation can be used to mark parenthesis?

• commas

• full stops

• dashes

• brackets

• question marks

True or false, you add parenthesis before the subject of the sentence.

• True

• False

Which word is the subject in this sentence: 'The children walked along the river to the raft'

• raft

• river

• children

• walked

Which word is the subject in this sentence: 'Max finished his grub pancakes and lay down next to Lila.'

• Max

• Lila

• grub

• pancakes

Which of these sentences uses parenthesis correctly:

• The children, who hadn't eaten for what felt like eternity, walked along the river to the raft.

• The children who hadn't eaten for, what felt like eternity, walked along the river to the raft.

• The, children who hadn't eaten, for what felt like eternity walked along the river to the raft.

• The children - who hadn't eaten for what felt like eternity - walked along the river to the raft.

Which of these sentences uses parenthesis successfully:

• Lazily, Baca (while wrapped around Max's shoulder) reached for the leaves.

• Lazily (while wrapped around Max's shoulder) Baca reached for the leaves.

• Lazily, Baca while wrapped, around Max's shoulder, reached for the leaves.

• Lazily, Baca, while wrapped around Max's shoulder, reached for the leaves.

Parenthesis allow you

• to make your sentences longer

• to vary your sentence structure

• to add extra detail to inform the reader

• to use a range of punctuation in your writing