What is NOT a purpose of using parentheses around parts of a regular expression?

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What is NOT a purpose of using parentheses around parts of a regular expression?

  • They can be used to change the order that the pattern is evaluating
  • They can be used to refer back to what was matched
  • They can be used to make alternation more efficient
  • They can be used to group characters for repetition

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