Question

1. choose the best answer.

what is the singular form of parentheses?
peerenthesis
parenthes
parenthesis
pairenthesis

1. select 2 that apply.

which changes should be made to the following sentence?
different birds prefer their nests to be different heights from the ground see table a on page
16
add a period after ground; capitalize the word see.
separate sentence to make three new sentences.
insert parentheses beginning with see and ending with page 16; add a period inside the parentheses.
insert parentheses beginning with see and ending with page 16; add a period outside the
parentheses.

Explanation:

Question 3

The word "parentheses" is a plural noun. Its singular form is "parenthesis". The other options have spelling errors or are incorrect forms. "pearenthesis" has a misspelling, "parenthes" is an incorrect singular form, and "pairenthesis" also has a misspelling.

• Option 1: Adding a period after "ground" and capitalizing "see" would make the sentence "Different birds prefer their nests to be different heights from the ground. See Table A on page 16", which is a correct and clear sentence structure.
• Option 4: Inserting parentheses around "see Table A on page 16" and adding a period outside the parentheses would result in "Different birds prefer their nests to be different heights from the ground (see Table A on page 16).", which is also a correct way to present the information as the parenthetical information is supplementary.
• Option 2: Separating the sentence into three new sentences is not necessary and would make the text overly fragmented.
• Option 3: Adding a period inside the parentheses is incorrect as the parenthetical is part of the main sentence and the period should end the main sentence.

Answer:

C. parenthesis

Question 4