Question

in the following sentence, where should parentheses (one opening, one closing) be inserted? select the two places that apply.

for the unit on world affairs and energy, i completed a project that explored the role of the organization of the petroleum exporting countries opec in energy issues across the globe.

Explanation:

🆕 New Concept Discovered: Parentheses for Acronyms
Enclosing abbreviations or acronyms next to their full names.

Step 1: Identify the acronym and its full name

In the sentence, we have the full name of an organization followed immediately by its abbreviation:

• Full Name: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
• Acronym: OPEC

Step 2: Determine where parentheses belong

When introducing an acronym directly after its spelled-out form, the acronym should be enclosed in parentheses to set it apart from the rest of the sentence.

Therefore, the opening parenthesis must go right before "OPEC", and the closing parenthesis must go right after "OPEC".

• Before: ...Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC in energy...
• After: ...Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in energy...

Step 3: Select the correct locations in the interactive interface

Looking at the interactive selection triangles in the image:

1. The first triangle is located right before the word OPEC (at the end of the first line/beginning of the second line). This is where the opening parenthesis ( belongs.
2. The second triangle is located right after the word OPEC (before the word "in"). This is where the closing parenthesis ) belongs.

Answer:

The parentheses should be placed around the acronym OPEC:

• Opening parenthesis: Immediately before OPEC (the triangle before "OPEC").
• Closing parenthesis: Immediately after OPEC (the triangle between "OPEC" and "in").

Corrected Sentence:

For the unit on world affairs and energy, I completed a project that explored the role of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in energy issues across the globe.