Question

Which sentence uses parentheses correctly?

I ordered a (muffin and hot chocolate) at the shop.

The boy went to the playground with his father (because he wanted to) play on the slide.

Her mother painted the room her favorite colors (pink and yellow).

I needed to turn the computer (off and on) before it started to work.

Answer 1

Her mother painted the room her favorite colors (pink and yellow).

Step-by-step explanation:

A parenthesis means a detail that is used in a sentence to emphasize what and why a certain scenario is taking place.

Answer 2

C) Her mother painted the room her favorite colors (pink and yellow).

Step-by-step explanation:

When parenthesis are left out, a sentence should still be grammatically correct.

With these options, only option c makes sense. When the parenthesis are removed, the sentence still makes sense and is grammatically correct.

Therefore, our final answer is c.

Hope this helps!