Asked by bob

Read the sentence.

We’re performing a scene from my favorite book (the second in the trilogy).

Which best explains the writer’s use of punctuation in the sentence?

The writer correctly uses parentheses to de-emphasize a nonrestrictive element in the sentence.
The writer incorrectly uses parentheses to emphasize a restrictive element in the sentence.
The writer incorrectly uses parentheses to set off a restrictive element in the sentence.
The writer correctly uses parentheses to modify a nonrestrictive element in the sentence.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The writer correctly uses parentheses to de-emphasize a nonrestrictive element in the sentence.

Explanation: "the second in the trilogy" is nonessential information (it adds extra detail about which book), and parentheses appropriately set off and downplay that nonrestrictive phrase.