Question

Which of the following sentences uses parentheses​ correctly?

A.
The Anasazi left their cliff dwellings​ (possibly because of​ drought) and disappeared before Europeans arrived.
B.
The Anasazi left their cliff dwellings ​(possibly because of​ drought), and disappeared before Europeans arrived.
C.
The Anasazi left their cliff dwellingslong dash—possibly because of droughtlong dash—and disappeared before Europeans arrived.
D.
The Anasazi left their cliff​ dwellings, (possibly because of​ drought), and disappeared before Europeans arrived.

Answer 1

between A and D. its not C because the dashes arent necesary

Answer 2

A.The Anasazi left their cliff dwellings​ (possibly because of​ drought) and disappeared before Europeans arrived.

Step-by-step explanation:

Parentheses are used to further expand the information givne on a certain sentence, sentences well constructed should be readable without the information between the parentheses, you use commas after a parentheses if the sentence without the parentheses would need them, in this example the sentence wouldn´t need commas to separe the sentence.