Responses
A Jonathan did not want any more pumpkin pie) he felt sick already.Jonathan did not want any more pumpkin pie) he felt sick already.
B The lampshade (which was a family heirloom) somehow survived the fire.The lampshade (which was a family heirloom) somehow survived the fire.
C The two brothers (who had never gotten along decided to go on a hiking trip together.The two brothers (who had never gotten along decided to go on a hiking trip together.
D Ted and Eli (because they were expert campers lit the campfire in less than a minute.
1 answer
The sentence that uses parentheses correctly is:
B The lampshade (which was a family heirloom) somehow survived the fire.
In this sentence, the parentheses appropriately enclose additional information about the lampshade without disrupting the main sentence structure. The other options contain errors with the placement or usage of parentheses.
