Parenthesis Term 3

What punctuation can be used to mark parenthesis?

• commas

• full stops

• dashes

• brackets

• question marks

Which of these sentences uses parenthesis correctly:

• The children, who hadn't eaten for what felt like eternity, walked along the river to the raft.

• The children who hadn't eaten for, what felt like eternity, walked along the river to the raft.

• The, children who hadn't eaten, for what felt like eternity walked along the river to the raft.

• The children - who hadn't eaten for what felt like eternity - walked along the river to the raft.

Is this sentence correctly punctuated?

Sarah is a vegetarian - she doesn't eat meat - .

• Yes

• No

If you were to add information at the end of the sentence, which set of punctuation would be most appropriate?

• brackets

• dashes

• commas

• all of the above

True or false: Parenthesis ONLY appears in the middle of the sentence.

• True

• False

Which sentence uses parenthesis correctly?

• I won the grand prize at the raffle (a large hamper of food.)

• I won the grand prize at the raffle (a large hamper of food).

• I won the grand prize at the raffle (a large hamper) of food.

• I won the grand prize (at the raffle a large hamper of food).

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• The house (which was built) in 1690 was made out of stone.

• The house (which was built in 1690 was made out of stone).

• The house which was (built in 1690) was made out of stone.

• The house (which was built in 1690) was made out of stone.

Parentheses in writing are primarily used to

• Define a difficult or foreign word.

• Add essential information.

• Add information that may interest the reader.

• Make a list.

What is the shape off the Parenthesis

• ()

• ,

• --

• %

what are Parenthesis

• it is to connect the sentence

• to give more information

• so we can read

• so we can write