Read the sentence. we’re performing a scene from my favorite book (the second in the trilogy). which best explains the writer’s use of punctuation in the sentence? a: the writer correctly uses parentheses to de-emphasize a nonrestrictive element in the sentence. b: the writer incorrectly uses parentheses to emphasize a restrictive element in the sentence. c: the writer incorrectly uses parentheses to set off a restrictive element in the sentence. d: the writer correctly uses parentheses to modify a nonrestrictive element in the sentence.

A.

Explanation:

"The second in the trilogy" is a phrase modifying the noun "my favorite book," and it is nonrestrictive in function, i.e., it is not essential in defining or identifying the element modified by it and the sentence would still make sense if we removed it. Nonrestrictive elements are always set off from the main sentence with commas, dashes or parentheses. In this case, parentheses were chosen because they give less emphasis to the element than dashes or commas.

based on the biblical principle philippians 4: 13 "i can do everything through christ who strengthens me." i agree that it is through him that we are given the strength to cope with every situation.

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