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Parentheses and Dashes - English Punctuation - Class VII
Identify the parenthesis in the given sentence:
The owner of GES (Green Eco Solutions), Mr. Jacobs, traveled in a private jet to our event, which was held on the outskirts of the city. What a fine young gentleman he is!
Parenthesis is a punctuation mark that is used to provide additional information, like while using an abbreviation or acronym, providing its full form in a parenthesis so that the reader knows what is spoken about. In the given sentence, the full form of the acronym GES is provided in parentheses ( ), hence option A is correct. The punctuation mark ',' is a comma which is used to indicate a pause in a sentence. The punctuation mark '.' is a full stop, used at the end of a sentence, or for abbreviations like 'Mr., eg.'. The mark '!' is an exclamation, used to express surprise or shock in a sentence, hence these punctuation marks are not parentheses and options B, C and D are incorrect.