which of the following options uses paretheses correctly? A) the announcer ( cle

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which of the following options uses paretheses correctly? A) the announcer ( cleared his throat and) prepared to call the race from the historic press box at churchill downs. B) as the horses broke from the gate, the betting fvorite stumbled slightley, eliciting gasps ( and likey some curse word) C) when the leders reach the midway point, the horse ( that several experts tagged ) as a good long-shot bet began. D) the betting favorite made a stong push down the streach, but the lead was too much to overcome .

Explanation / Answer

Parentheses is an information which is not essential to a sentence . However ,the sentence is grammatically right without it.

Here the correct answer is.

A and B because both are complete sentences with correct punctuation and are grammatically correct without the information given in the (...).

C and D are wrong . C doesn't make any sense when the information is removed whereas D doesn't contains one.

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