Regular Expressions in Perl for the Novice – Part 4 Introduction This is the fourth part of my series, Regular Expressions in Perl for the Novice. In this part of the series, I explain regex Grouping and Capturing in Perl. Groupings We can use parenthesis to group characters in a pattern. Consider the following pattern: /The (guitarist)/ “guitarist” is in parenthesis. The parentheses form a group, which has the text, “guitarist”. Consider the following: /The (guitarist is good)/ “guitarist is... Sign in to see full entry.