Question

In which sentence are parentheses correctly used? In Kamakura is a great (bronze) Buddha that stands 37 feet 11.4 meters high. In Kamakura is a great bronze Buddha that stands 37 feet (11.4 meters) high. In Kamakura is a great bronze Buddha that stands (37 feet) 11.4 meters high.

Answer 1

Answer: The parentheses are correctly used in the sentence "In Kamakura is a great bronze Buddha that stands 37 feet (11.4 meters) high".

Explanation: Parentheses are used in a sentence when the writer wants to provide additional information to the reader. In other words, they are used to give information that is not essential but that helps clarifying something that has been mentioned previously. In the sentence "In Kamakura is a great (bronze) Buddha that stands 37 feet 11.4 meters high", the parentheses are not correctly used because they include important information. Furthermore, in the sentence "In Kamakura is a great bronze Buddha that stands (37 feet) 11.4 meters high", the parentheses are not correctly used either since they do not help the writer to clarify a piece of information. Therefore, the sentence that correctly uses the parentheses is "In Kamakura is a great bronze Buddha that stands 37 feet (11.4 meters) high" because it includes supplementary information that throws light on something that has already been mentioned (37 feet).

Answer 2

In Kamakura is a great bronze Buddha that stands 37 feet (11.4 meters) high