Which revision best corrects the errors in the given sentence? The people behind us in line at least a dozen by our count arrived too late to get tickets.

a. The people behind us in line (at least a dozen by our count) arrived too late to get tickets.

b. The people behind us in line (At least a dozen by our count.) arrived too late to get tickets.

c. The people behind us in line at least a dozen (by our count) arrived too late to get tickets.

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Augustus George

29 February, 06:19

Which revision best corrects the errors in the given sentence? The people behind us in line at least a dozen by our count arrived too late to get tickets.

a. The people behind us in line (at least a dozen by our count) arrived too late to get tickets.

b. The people behind us in line (At least a dozen by our count.) arrived too late to get tickets.

c. The people behind us in line at least a dozen (by our count) arrived too late to get tickets.

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Teagan Padilla · Answer 1

The correct answer is a: The people behind us in line (at least a dozen by our count) arrived too late to get tickets. Parentheses () are often used to enclose additional information, a short explanation, an example, or comment. In this example, there is no need to capitalize the first letter within the parentheses. The last choice is a run-on sentence and incorrect.