An editor wants to enclose an aside, an example or a date inside a sentence. She uses:
AAbbreviations
BParentheses
CApostrophes
DExclamations
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Parentheses
1. Nonessential extras are fenced off from the main sentence.
2. One mark encloses explanations, asides, examples and dates.
3. That mark is parentheses.
_Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Handbook._
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