Question

He prayed, the only thing he had ever prayed for, for a child to succeed him.
Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. He prayed, the only thing he had ever prayed for - for a child to succeed him.
• C. He prayed (the only thing he had ever prayed for) for a child to succeed him.
• D. He prayed - the only thing he had ever prayed for; for a child to succeed him.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

He prayed (the only thing he had ever prayed for) for a child to succeed him.

Parenthesis is used to enclose information that clarifies or is used as an aside. Its use indicates that writer considered the information less important. In the given sentence, commas can be replaced with parenthesis. Thus. option C is correct.