Which of the following sentences uses parentheses correctly? A. The Anasazi left their cliff dwellings (possibly because of d
rought), and disappeared before Europeans arrived. B. The Anasazi left their cliff dwellings (possibly because of drought) and disappeared before Europeans arrived. C. The Anasazi left their cliff dwellings, (possibly because of drought), and disappeared before Europeans arrived. D. The Anasazi left their cliff dwellingslong dashpossibly because of droughtlong dashand disappeared before Europeans arrived
The correct answer is B. The Anasazi left their cliff dwellings (possibly because of drought) and disappeared before Europeans arrived.
Explanation:
Parentheses () are common punctuation marks used to introduce information such as examples, comments, remarks or explanations. Besides this, punctuation marks such as commas should never be placed before the parentheses and they can only be placed after it in case the sentence requires it, which commonly occurs when there is a dependent and independent clause.
This means, in the case presented the correct sentence is "The Anasazi left their cliff dwellings (possibly because of drought) and disappeared before Europeans arrived" because this does not include commas before or after the parentheses which is correct because a comma should never be included before the parentheses and in this case, it is not necessary to add a comma after the parentheses because "and disappeared before Europeans arrived" is part of the predicate in the sentence.
What was the outcome of the rise of nationalism in Southwest Asia ? A. conflict broke out between arabs and israelis in the region. B. An alliance of all the countries in the region was created. C. The region isolated itself from the rest of the world. D. The area saw an increase in pro-democracy movements
Answer: an economic phenomenon where two parties each hold an item the other wants, so they exchange these items directly without any monetary medium!!
