parenthetical
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Parenthetical questions throughout the song represent the artist arguing with himself.
From Salon • Aug. 30, 2024
Parenthetical citation: Cite the source of your quotation with a correct parenthetical citation.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
Parenthetical Roman numerals do not correspond to the editor’s section headings, but the text summary is generally similar to the appropriate headnote.
From Early English Alliterative Poems in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century by Morris, Richard
The Parenthetical Address appeared in the Morning Chronicle for October 23, 1812.
From The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 by Prothero, Rowland E. (Rowland Edmund), Baron Ernle
Parenthetical Expressions When a parenthetical expression comes between a pronoun in the nominative case and its verb, the objective is often incorrectly used instead of the nominative.
From Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking by Bechtel, John Hendricks
Vocabulary lists containing parenthetical
The AP English Exam: Writing, Grammar, and Word Choice
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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Language and Grammar - High School
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