Parentheses

Parentheses

Open Ended

What are parentheses?

Open Ended

What do you use parentheses for?

Parentheses

• Can be used to set off nonrestrictive elements such as remarks, tips, or facts within a sentence

• Parentheses are used to set off the least important information in the sentence

• They can also be used when the author is speaking to the reader directly.

Examples

• My father cooked us lasagna (my favorite) for dinner.

• The Golden Goblet (1981) received the Newberry Honor award.

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Remember

• There are no spaces between the opening parenthesis and the word that comes after it, nor is there a space between the last word and the closing parenthesis

• (like this)

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Rewrite the sentence, adding parentheses where needed. In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a moving speech "I have a dream" in Washington, D.C.

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Rewrite the sentence, adding parentheses where needed. Eric Hill 1927-2014 was an American author.

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Rewrite the sentence, adding parentheses where needed. Ken can't have a cat even though he really wants one because he is allergic.

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Rewrite the sentence, adding parentheses where needed. The special offer is valid until the end of the month or while supplies last.

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Rewrite the sentence, adding parentheses where needed. Where the Red Fern Grows my favorite book of all time was published in 1961.