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 a set of information within a sentence which when read without this information makes it grammatically right.

Here the best option is ,

A and B ,because both the sentences are correct without the information given inside the (...) along with correct punctuations.

C and D are wrong as C doesn't make any sense without the information given in the (..). Whereas D doesn't contain any .

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