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This pair is great for a adding a little something extra to your regular meal.  

 

Parentheses enclose:  
  
  • Additional information like asides, facts, examples, and other material that is not essential to the meaning of the sentence: 
CHEF'S NOTES:  Punctuation inside the parentheses punctuates only the material inside the parentheses and not the entire sentence. To punctuate the whole passage,  put punctuation marks outside of the parentheses.

 

Soojung doesn't feel (and why should she?) that she will fail her final exam.  

 

The drive from New York to Boston is quite long (approximately 4 hours at 50mph).