Usages of ParenthesesuSimplified sentences or clauses used as parentheses (in the middle or at end of sentences)I think, I hope, I guess, I believe, I suppose, I wonder, I tell you, I say, Im afraid, Im sure, you see, you know, as you know, that is, that is to say, whats more, it is said, do you think, whats more, it seems, as I see it, what is important Samples One day, it is said, Newton saw an apple fall from a tree.It will result in success, I suppose.Its a great mistake, I think, not to accept their proposal.What is more important, information superhighways can carry great amounts of information around the country quickly and cheaply.uAdverbs or adverbial phrases used as parentheses (at beginning or at end of sentences)Indeed, surely, however, obviously, frankly, naturally, luckily/happily for sb., fortunately, strangely, honestly, briefly, Samples Happily for him, his fathers second wife was kind to him too.Youll be able to pass the coming exam, surely.Luckily for him, he didnt hurt in the accident.Honestly, I dont need it at the moment.u Adjectives or adjective phrases used as parentheses True, funny, strange to say, needless to say, most important of all, worse still Most important of all, you each over fulfilled your own task.Strange, there is nobody in the classroom. u Prepositions or prepositional phrase used as parentheses (at beginning or in the middle of sentences)in a few words, in sum, in short, in other words, in a sense, in general, in my view, in ones opinion/judgment, in conclusion, in summary, in fact, in the first place, in addition, of course, to our knowledge, as a matter of fact to my joy/delight/satisfaction, of course, to ones surprise/astonishment/amazement to ones regret /disappointment, for instance/example, in short, by the way, on the other hand, Samples Of course, he did not succeed for the lack of experience. She knows much more about computer science than the other students do, for instance.Like most of my schoolmates, I have neither brothers nor sisters-in other words, Im an only child.By the way, Bob sends his best wishes.On the other hand, I didnt know you were there.In short, things have begun to improve since schools were called on to reduce learning load.u Participle phrases (past participle or present participle) used as parenthesesstrictly speaking, generally speaking, judging from, talking of, consideringJudging from his letter, a campaign against white pollution has been undertaken in his hometown.Talking of singing, will you go to the concert with me tonight? Considering his age, he did very well. Judging from your accent, you must be from England.Generally speaking, he is the best student in our class.Compared with China, the USA is smaller.u Infinitive phrases used as parenthesesto be sure, to sum up, to tell the truth, to be frank, to tell you the truth, to start with, to be sureTo be sure, community service can aid reemployment. To start with, China is ready strengthen scientific and technological cooperation with many countries.