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This
pair is great for a adding a little something extra to your regular
meal.
Parentheses
enclose:
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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).
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