Read the sentence.

edgar allan poe 1809–1849 wrote some great scary stories that are fun to read aloud on dark, stormy nights.

which part of the sentence should be enclosed in parentheses?

a. 1809–1849
b. dark, stormy
c. to read aloud
d. great scary

Edgar Allan Poe 1809–1849 wrote some great scary stories that are fun to read aloud on dark, stormy nights.

The part of the sentence that should be enclosed in parentheses is 1809–1849. Option A is correct.

Parentheses should be used to enclose information that clarifies or is used as an aside. Periods go inside parentheses only if an entire sentence is inside the parentheses. Parentheses, despite appearances, are not part of the subject.

the sentence that avoid faulty coordination is:

culture, which is well represented in philadelphia, plays a major role including theatre, music, and the visual arts.  

faulty coordination occurs when the writer gives equal importance two different ideas (clauses) which in fact are not equivalent. in order to correct a misplaced clause or idea, the writer can place less important or emphatic ideas in a relative clause as in the previous sentence.  

c) eager anticipation.