Exercise 27–1 Using Parentheses

Add, remove, or replace parentheses wherever appropriate in the following sentences. Some sentences may be correct. Possible answers for the lettered sentences appear at the end of the handbook. Example:

The Islamic fundamentalist Ayatollah Khomeini — 1900–1989 — was a cleric and leader of Iran in the late twentieth century.

The Islamic fundamentalist Ayatollah Khomeini (1900–1989) was a cleric and leader of Iran in the late twentieth century.

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