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Parentheses - Glossary of Terms Parentheses Parentheses are punctuation marks (either commas, dashes or brackets) used in pairs to offset additional information in a sentence.  The additional information is called a parenthesis.  Examples (parenthesis shown in bold): Mrs Allan, 64 at the time, rang the police immediately.                                commas used as parentheses Due to pub quizzes, Buzz Aldrin - the second man on the Moon -  is now as famous as Neil Armstrong.  (dashes used as parentheses) Mrs O'Grady's other macaw (called "Billy Two") rides a motorised skateboard. (brackets used as parentheses) Interactive example:    Ollie, our postman's dog, follows him around and attacks the public. [show the parentheses]

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