Parenthesis

Parenthesis

Punctuation marks ( ) that can be used to set parenthetical information apart from the rest of a sentence.

Parenthetical information adds detail or explanations, but is not essential to the rest of the sentence.

The sentence can be understood WITHOUT the parenthetical information.

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The field is 100 feet 30.48 meters long.

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We saw skate fish formally known as Rajidae in several of the waterways.

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Young adults must pass the driving test which varies from location to location to receive a license.

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I selected Stargirl first published in 2000 as my choice for summer reading.

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The new games in stacks almost up to the ceiling were on sale.

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The wooden fence painted gray surrounded the property.

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Our new neighbors the ones around the corner came to the block party.