Question

The lampshades shone pleasantly in Jim's room (he preferred low lighting) and a breeze wafted in through the window.
Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. The lampshades shone pleasantly in Jim's room - he preferred low lighting, and a breeze wafted in through the window.
• C. The lampshades shone pleasantly in Jim's room, he preferred low lighting; and a breeze wafted in through the window.
• D. The lampshades shone pleasantly in Jim's room; he preferred low lighting (and a breeze wafted in through the window).

Answer 1

The correct option is A NO CHANGE

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 used in place of parenthesis. But, there is no option available with commas. Parenthesis is correctly used in sentence. Thus. option A is correct.