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?
A) The writer correctly uses parentheses to de-emphasize a nonrestrictive element in the sentence.
B) The writer incorrectly uses parentheses to emphasize a restrictive element in the sentence.
C) The writer incorrectly uses parentheses to set off a restrictive element in the sentence.
D) The writer correctly uses parentheses to modify a nonrestrictive element in the sentence.
Which best explains the writer’s use of punctuation in the sentence?
A) The writer correctly uses parentheses to de-emphasize a nonrestrictive element in the sentence.
B) The writer incorrectly uses parentheses to emphasize a restrictive element in the sentence.
C) The writer incorrectly uses parentheses to set off a restrictive element in the sentence.
D) The writer correctly uses parentheses to modify a nonrestrictive element in the sentence.