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Close an Inserted Parenthesis - Practice 2

Parentheses enclose an aside.

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Parentheses enclose an aside. If the aside sits inside a sentence, close it before continuing the main sentence. The main sentence should remain grammatical when the aside is removed.

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The team (all five members) arrived early. Removing the aside leaves The team arrived early.

The team (all five members) arrived early. Removing the aside leaves The team arrived early.
Reading model: The team (all five members) arrived early. Removing the aside leaves The team arrived early.
Question 1 Choose the version with a correctly enclosed aside about the story.
Question 2 Choose the version with a correctly enclosed aside about the report.
Question 3 Choose the version with a correctly enclosed aside about the notice.
Question 4 Choose the version with a correctly enclosed aside about the sketch.
Question 5 Choose the version with a correctly enclosed aside about the plan.