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  1. www.grammarly.com › blog › parentheses-and-bracketsParentheses vs. Brackets: Definitions and Examples - Grammarly

    Nov 15, 2022 · Updated on November 15, 2022 Grammar. Parentheses and brackets are punctuation marks used to set apart certain words and sentences. Parentheses, ( ), are used to add extra information in text, while brackets, [ ], are used mainly in quotations to add extra information that wasn’t in the original quote.

  2. www.thepunctuationguide.com › parenthesesParentheses | The Punctuation Guide

    Parentheses | The Punctuation Guide. Parentheses (always used in pairs) allow a writer to provide additional information. The parenthetical material might be a single word, a fragment, or multiple complete sentences. Whatever the material inside the parentheses, it must not be grammatically integral to the surrounding sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPARENTHESIS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ C ] uk / pəˈren.θə.sɪs / us / pəˈren.θə.sɪs / plural parentheses uk / pəˈren.θə.siːz / us / pəˈren.θə.siːz / Add to word list. a remark that is added to a sentence, often to provide an explanation or extra information, that is separated from the main part of the sentence by commas, brackets, or dashes:

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › parenthesisParenthesis - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    noun. a message that departs from the main subject. synonyms: aside, digression, divagation, excursus, tangent. see more. Pronunciation. US. /pəˈrɛnθəsəs/ UK. /pəˈrɛnθəsɪs/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Parenthesis." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/parenthesis. Accessed 14 May. 2024. Copy citation.

  5. www.thesaurus.com › e › grammarWhat Is A Parenthesis & How Do You Use It? | Thesaurus.com

    Mar 18, 2022 · What are parentheses? Parentheses are a pair of punctuation marks that are most often used to add additional nonessential information or an aside to a sentence. Parentheses resemble two curved vertical lines: ( ). A single one of these punctuation marks is called a parenthesis.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPARENTHESIS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ C ] us / pəˈren.θə.sɪs / uk / pəˈren.θə.sɪs / plural parentheses us / pəˈren.θə.siːz / uk / pəˈren.θə.siːz / Add to word list. a remark that is added to a sentence, often to provide an explanation or extra information, that is separated from the main part of the sentence by commas, brackets, or dashes:

  7. www.youtube.com › watchParentheses | Punctuation | Khan Academy - YouTube

    Courses on Khan Academy are always 100% free. Start practicing—and saving your progress—now: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/punctuation-the-...