English Grammar 101
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Foreword: To the Student and Parent/Teacher
Introduction: To Those Grammarians Among Us
Instructions: How to Complete the Lessons
Module 1: Word and Phrase Patterns
Module 2: Clause Patterns
Module 3: Verb Tense and Verbal Patterns
Module 4: Verb Forms and Sentence Patterns
Module 5: Punctuation and Capitalization
Lesson 5-1: Period versus Question Mark
Lesson 5-2: Period versus Exclamation Point
Lesson 5-3: Period versus Question Mark, Exclamation Point
Lesson 5-4: Comma: Noun of Address
Lesson 5-5: Comma: Transitional Adverbs
Lesson 5-6: Comma: Prepositional Phrases
Lesson 5-7: Comma: Participial Phrases
Lesson 5-8: Comma: Participial Phrases versus Gerundial Phrases
Lesson 5-9: Comma: Introductory Dependent Clauses
Lesson 5-10: Comma: Absolute Expressions
Quiz 5-11: Cumulative Review
Lesson 5-12: Comma: Joining by Coordinate Conjunctions
Lesson 5-13: Comma: Joining by Coordinate Conjunctions (Continued)
Lesson 5-14: Comma: Parenthetical Expressions
Lesson 5-15: Comma: Words in Apposition
Lesson 5-16: Comma: Adjective Clauses
Lesson 5-17: Comma: Adjective Clauses (Continued)
Lesson 5-18: Comma: Quotations and the Comma
Lesson 5-19: Comma: Dates and the Comma
Lesson 5-20: Comma: Addresses and the Comma
Lesson 5-21: Comma: Items in a Series
Lesson 5-22: Comma: Modifiers in a Series
Quiz 5-23: Cumulative Review
Lesson 5-24: Quotation Marks
Lesson 5-25: Question Marks versus Other Marks of Punctuation
Lesson 5-26: Quotation Marks versus Underscores and Italics
Lesson 5-27: Quotation Marks: Ellipsis Points and Brackets
Lesson 5-28: Parentheses: Enclosing the Parenthetical Expression
Lesson 5-29: Dash: Enclosing the Parenthetical Expression
Lesson 5-30: The Dash: Joining Independent Statements
Lesson 5-31: Semicolon: Joining Independent Clauses
Lesson 5-32: Semicolon: Separating Items in a Series
Lesson 5-33: Colon: Introducing the Following
Lesson 5-34: Virgule (Slash)
Quiz 5-35: Cumulative Review
Lesson 5-36: Capitalization: The First Letter (of)
Lesson 5-37: Capitalization: Direct Quotations
Lesson 5-38: Capitalization: Proper Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives
Lesson 5-39: Capitalization: Titles of Works
Lesson 5-40: Capitalization: Historical Terms
Lesson 5-41: Capitalization: Calendar Days, Seasons, Holidays
Quiz 5-42: Cumulative Review
Lesson 5-43: Capitalization: Ranks, Titles, and Family Relations
Lesson 5-44: Capitalization: Abbreviations
Lesson 5-45: Capitalization: Religious and Sacred Terms
Lesson 5-46: Capitalization: Directions and Places
Lesson 5-47: Capitalization: Branches of Learning
Quiz 5-48: Cumulative Review
Exercise 5-49: Module 5 Self-Test
Module 6: Supplement - Troublesome Words
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P
arentheses: Enclosing the Parenthetical Expression
Lesson 5-28
Comments:
Prompt:
We have learned to place commas around parenthetical expressions — an expression that is just added words and not part of the sentence structure: "The team played, in my opinion, their best game." Parentheses can also be used to set off parenthetical expressions. Parentheses show a greater degree of separation than the use of the comma: "The team played (in my opinion) their best game."
Directions:
Each sentence below contains a parenthetical expression. Insert parentheses in each sentence by clicking the space between the words where you desire parentheses to be.
1.
(
This
)
(
year
)
(
I
)
(
believe
)
(
will
)
(
be
)
(
the
)
(
best
)
(
year
)
(
yet
)
.
2.
(
The
)
(
road
)
(
to
)
(
success
)
(
I
)
(
have
)
(
found
)
(
is
)
(
paved
)
(
with
)
(
hard
)
(
work
)
.
3.
(
John
)
(
will
)
(
come
)
(
to
)
(
understand
)
(
if
)
(
he
)
(
has
)
(
any
)
(
sense
)
(
at
)
(
all
)
(
that
)
(
he
)
(
has
)
(
been
)
(
wrong
)
.
4.
(
This
)
(
solution
)
(
will
)
(
work
)
(
in
)
(
my
)
(
opinion
)
(
but
)
(
the
)
(
cost
)
(
will
)
(
be
)
(
high
)
.
5.
(
The
)
(
two
)
(
sure
)
(
things
)
(
in
)
(
life
)
(
we
)
(
all
)
(
have
)
(
discovered
)
(
are
)
(
taxes
)
(
and
)
(
death
)
.
6.
(
Note
)
(
for
)
(
example
)
(
the
)
(
excellent
)
(
detail
)
(
in
)
(
the
)
(
design
)
.
7.
(
You
)
(
may
)
(
be
)
(
surprised
)
(
I
)
(
think
)
(
just
)
(
how
)
(
tall
)
(
he
)
(
has
)
(
grown
)
.
8.
(
Her
)
(
beautiful
)
(
hair
)
(
according
)
(
to
)
(
her
)
(
hairdresser
)
(
was
)
(
far
)
(
too
)
(
long
)
.
9.
(
The
)
(
path
)
(
to
)
(
the
)
(
beach
)
(
by
)
(
all
)
(
accounts
)
(
was
)
(
crowded
)
.
10.
(
The
)
(
waves
)
(
I
)
(
regret
)
(
are
)
(
too
)
(
small
)
(
to
)
(
surf
)
.
11.
(
The
)
(
cost
)
(
of
)
(
an
)
(
education
)
(
one
)
(
must
)
(
conclude
)
(
is
)
(
far
)
(
cheaper
)
(
than
)
(
ignorance
)
.
12.
(
The
)
(
weather
)
(
today
)
(
in
)
(
my
)
(
opinion
)
(
is
)
(
beautiful
)
.
13.
(
The
)
(
water
)
(
as
)
(
I
)
(
have
)
(
experienced
)
(
it
)
(
is
)
(
too
)
(
cold
)
(
to
)
(
swim
)
.
14.
(
Her
)
(
headache
)
(
she
)
(
explained
)
(
was
)
(
caused
)
(
by
)
(
the
)
(
loud
)
(
noise
)
.
15.
(
The
)
(
cure
)
(
as
)
(
he
)
(
found
)
(
out
)
(
was
)
(
worse
)
(
than
)
(
the
)
(
ailment
)
.
16.
(
Driving
)
(
too
)
(
fast
)
(
she
)
(
discovered
)
(
was
)
(
not
)
(
the
)
(
thing
)
(
to
)
(
do
)
.
17.
(
Learning
)
(
it
)
(
is
)
(
believed
)
(
is
)
(
the
)
(
result
)
(
of
)
(
hard
)
(
work
)
.
18.
(
Going
)
(
to
)
(
bed
)
(
early
)
(
and
)
(
rising
)
(
early
)
(
according
)
(
to
)
(
Benjamin
)
(
Franklin
)
(
makes
)
(
a
)
(
person
)
(
healthy,
)
(
wealthy,
)
(
and
)
(
wise
)
.
19.
(
The
)
(
answer
)
(
if
)
(
I
)
(
can
)
(
remember
)
(
correctly
)
(
was
)
(
the
)
(
third
)
(
choice
)
.
20.
(
Growing
)
(
old
)
(
I
)
(
must
)
(
conclude
)
(
is
)
(
the
)
(
best
)
(
and
)
(
only
)
(
good
)
(
option
)
(
available
)
.