Parentheses

Select the correct answer.

• My mother likes (although I don’t know why) old folk music.

• My mother likes although( I don’t know)why old folk music.

• My mother likes although I don’t know why (old folk music).

Select the correct answer.

• (Sam the boy from the school) helped me with my homework.

• Sam the boy from (the school) helped me with my homework.

• Sam (the boy from the school) helped me with my homework.

Which sentence uses parentheses correctly?

• Jane had a favorite dog David Greybeard.

• Jane had a favorite dog (David Greybeard).

• Jane had a favorite dog (David Greybeard.)

• Jane had a (favorite dog) David Greybeard.

Which sentence uses parentheses correctly? ( )

• My sister (who rarely turns in her homework) still passed her math class with a B!

• (The water) didn't really taste that good while it was warm...

• I only get to see my closest friends (on the weekends.)

What are the correct reasons for using parentheses? Choose all that apply

• To set apart nonessential elements from the rest of the sentence.

• To suggest the information is even less important than information set off by commas.

• To take the place of quotation marks when a character is speaking.

What is one way that parentheses are used?

• to set the table

• to set apart

  extra or

  unnecessary info

• to set aside

  extra pizza

Are the parentheses used correctly in the sentence? The cookie (which was still warm) was delicious.

• Yes

• No

What are the parentheses doing in this sentence? The vampire (who had, moments ago, turned into a bat) was distressed to overhear what the other monsters thought of him.

• providing extra explanation

• showing interruption dialogue

• used as a reference

Is the parenthetical citation used correctly in the sentence? Experts confirm, "In the Saharan Desert, a Siberian Tiger eats 100 pounds of meat a day" (SCOPE 39).

• Yes

• No

Which sentence uses parentheses correctly?

• A) The cat (who was very old) slept all day.

• B) The cat who was very old (slept all day).

• C) The cat who (was very old) slept all day.

• D) The cat (who was very old slept all day).