Read the sentence. The lawyer presented a clear argument to the jury it was unbelievable how influenced they were by his case in
the hopes of winning the trial. Which is the best revision of the sentence? The lawyer presented a clear argument to the jury (it was unbelievable how influenced they were by his case) in hope of winning the trial. The lawyer presented a clear argument to the jury—it was unbelievable how influenced they were by his case—in hope of winning the trial. The lawyer presented a clear argument to the jury, it was unbelievable how influenced they were by his case, in hope of winning the trial. no change
The best revision of the sentence is "The lawyer presented a clear argument to the jury (it was unbelievable how influenced they were by his case) in hope of winning the trial."
Explanation:
This sentence includes information that is not determining to its meaning, this information can be set apart by the use of parenthesis.
One of the uses of parenthesis is to enclose detail information or information that adds detail to the general sentence or clarifies pieces of information in the main part. It separates defining from non defining information.
You need to take the main parts out of the excerpt to figure out what the excerpt is trying to teach you as the reader. After you determine that you must figure out what the main idea is and the topic of the excerpt.
