Question

The provisions food, water, extra paddles, and sleeping bags were piled under the tarp. What is wrong with this sentence?
Missing parenthesis
Too many commas
Nothing

Answer 1

Answer:

Missing parenthesis

Explanation:

The parenthesis should be used like this:

The provisions (food, water, extra paddles, and sleeping bags) were piled under the tarp.

Answer 2

Answer:

In the sentence, “The provisions food, water, extra paddles, and sleeping bags were piled under the tarp,” what is wrong is that it is missing parenthesis. (A)

Explanation:

• How a single phrase or word is inserted in a sentence to explain or define a string of words or a passage which is grammatically complete without it is something that’s very helpful.
• The process of parenthesis is generally presented by dashes or commas, or marked off within brackets.
• So, here the right answer would be “The provisions (food, water, extra paddles and sleeping bags) were piled under the tarp.”