Question

1. which shows the best use of parentheses? when did magic johnson first lead his professional team to a world championship: a 1980, b 1981, or c 1982? when did magic johnson (first lead his professional team) to a world championship: a 1980, b 1981, or c 1982? when did magic johnson first lead his professional team to a world championship: (a) 1980, (b) 1981, or (c) 1982? when did (magic johnson) first lead his professional team to a world championship: a 1980, b 1981, or c 1982? when did magic johnson first lead his professional team to a world championship: (a 1980, b 1981, or c 1982?)

Explanation:

To determine the best use of parentheses, we analyze each option:

• The first option incorrectly parenthesizes a non - parenthetical part of the main question.
• The second option uses parentheses to group the answer choices' labels (a, b, c) with their respective years, which is a standard way to clarify the association between the labels and the years in a multiple - choice - style question.
• The third option incorrectly parenthesizes the subject of the question (Magic Johnson), which is not a part that needs to be set apart.
• The fourth option incorrectly parenthesizes the entire list of answer choices, which is not the correct way to structure the parentheses.

Answer:

B. When did Magic Johnson first lead his professional team to a world championship: (a) 1980, (b) 1981, or (c) 1982?