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Estudiarás en esta lección el uso del
paréntesis (brackets, UK; parentheses, USA).
Básicamente, tiene cinco usos:
a) Encerrar comentarios: Los paréntesis se utilizan para encerrar
comentarios, ejemplos o información explicativa o también para resaltar información
adicional dentro de una frase. Aquí
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The other girl was Jeanne d'Arc
(in English: Joan of Arc), who led an Army during the Hundred
Years' War. |
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Sir Alexander Fleming
(1881-1955) was a Scottish doctor who discovered penicillin in
1922. |
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On receipt of an urgent call
(for
example, "550 Wilkins Avenue - disturbance and suspect on
premises"), the emergency operator tries to find the nearest
police car. |
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There are two interesting
departments at Scotland Yard: the Witness Room
(more popularly
known as the "Rogues Gallery") and the Museum. |
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Two of the runners
(Veronese and
Munchis) finished the race in an hour. |
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b) Encerrar una frase completa: Si se
desea, es posible colocar una frase completa entre paréntesis. Observa: |
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St Lucia and Grenada are in the
Windward Islands. (This group of islands also includes St
Vincent and the Grenadines). |
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c) Encerrar palabras opcionales:
Siguiendo la convención que rige el uso de los paréntesis en el lenguaje
escrito, éstos también se utilizan para encerrar palabras de uso opcional,
es decir, palabras que se pueden incluir u omitir: |
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They think (that)
"Star Wars" is an excellent movie. |
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Of course, she could (do it) if she earned a lot of money. |
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d) Uso de apartados:
Los números y letras que indican distintos apartados se marcan también
mediante paréntesis: |
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This digital camera has three
main advantages: |
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1) its compact size
2) its low price
3) the quality of the photographs. |
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What would you do if you won a
lot of money? |
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a) save it
b) travel around the world
c) buy a new house |
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e) Pluralizar: En los formularios los
paréntesis suelen encerrar una s para indicar alternativas: |
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Last name:
First name(s):
Phone number(s): |
Fernandez Parma
Marianne
(54 11) 4833 2256
(15) 9955 6778 |
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Algo para recordar...
Observa que la primera palabra del
texto que se encuentra entre paréntesis sólo empieza con letra mayúscula
si este texto constituye una frase completa, o, naturalmente, si la
palabra se escribe siempre con mayúscula inicial. |
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Basándote en las reglas que acabas
de analizar, copia/pega cada oración en los espacios en blanco
y complétalas colocando paréntesis
cada vez que sea necesario. |
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1. |
The three students Jim Mason, Ted
Lorkin, and Gerald Bosker deserve the OM Personal FCE
certificate.
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2. |
Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" 1859 caused a great controversy when it
appeared.
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3. |
Jasper Johns born 1930 is a "Pop
Artist" who uses plastic, bronze and various common objects.
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4. |
Read the following lecture,
take notes and arrange them. The lecture will be found
in the Appendix.
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5. |
I'm afraid this vase is not
genuine Wedgwod, Sevres, whatever it might be but it is a
superb copy.
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6. |
Animal fats are good sources of
energy, but they usually increase cholesterol levels in the
blood which may lead to fatty deposits in the arteries and
should be avoided.
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