KHUTAB XI: 4. RHETORICAL EXPRESSSIONS OF THE QUR’ĀN (4)
4. RHETORICAL EXPRESSSIONS OF THE QUR’ĀN (4) 4 . Parenthesis, جُمْلَةُ مُعْتَرِضَة “Parenthesis is a word, phrase, or clause inserted in a sentence that is grammatically complete without it, separated usually by commas, dashes, or upright curves.” [1] It is a word or phrase inserted as an explanation or afterthought into a passage which is grammatically complete without it, in writing usually marked off by brackets, dashes, or commas. [2] It is a stylistic device that comes from a Greek word, meaning to place or alongside. Parenthesis is a qualifying or explanatory sentence, clause or word that writers insert into a paragraph or passage. However, if they leave it out, even then grammatically it does not affect the text that it is correct without it. Writers mark them off by round and square brackets or by commas, dashes, little lines and brackets. As far as its purpose is concerned, this verbal unit provides extra information, interrupts syntactic flow of words,...