This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Parenthetical Constructions – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When conducting research using MLA style, what should be included in the parenthetical citation? A) Author's first name and publication date. B) Publisher's name and publication year. C) Author's last name and page number. D) Title of the source and page number. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Author's last name and page number. 2. A student is quoting from the book Death Cure by James Dashner.Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (Dashner 22). B) (Dashner p. 22). C) (James 22). D) (Dashner 22). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Dashner 22). 3. True or false:These are the steps for Parenthetical Citations1. Take the information you want2. Put quotes around it3. Take out the period4. Insert the author last name and page number in the parenthesis. 5. Place period at the end. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Which parenthetical phrase fits into this sentence?The train, ..... , was carrying milk. A) Fast and red. B) Went to school. C) Already late by five minutes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Already late by five minutes. 5. What type of source is this?Leroux, Marcel. Global Warming:Myth Or Reality?:The Erring Ways of Climatology. Springer, 2005. A) A film. B) A journal article in print. C) A book. D) An essay in print. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A book. 6. Choose the sentence with the correct use of parentheticals. A) The car that is parked outside is mine. B) The car, that is parked outside is mine. C) The car that is parked outside, is mine. D) The car, that is parked outside, is mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The car, that is parked outside, is mine. 7. Which sentence uses commas correctly to set off a parenthetical? A) My friend who is a teacher is visiting. B) My friend, who is a teacher is visiting. C) My friend who is a teacher, is visiting. D) My friend, who is a teacher, is visiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My friend, who is a teacher, is visiting. 8. What type of source is this?Nordhaus, William D. "After Kyoto:Alternative Mechanisms to Control Global Warming." American Economic Review, vol. 96, no. 2, 2006, pp. 31-34. A) A journal article in print. B) A newspaper article in print. C) A journal article in an online database. D) A book chapter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A journal article in print. 9. How do you punctuate a nonrestrictive clause? A) A nonrestrictive clause is punctuated with commas before and after the clause. B) A nonrestrictive clause is punctuated with a semicolon before and after the clause. C) A nonrestrictive clause is punctuated with no punctuation at all. D) A nonrestrictive clause is punctuated with a colon before and after the clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A nonrestrictive clause is punctuated with commas before and after the clause. 10. If you don't know who the author is, what do you include in the parenthetical citation? A) Title of work and page number. B) Page number. C) Title of work. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Title of work and page number. 11. Insert commas as necessary to set off parenthetical expressions:My brother who lives in New York is visiting us next week. A) My brother who lives, in New York, is visiting us next week. B) My brother, who lives in New York, is visiting us next week. C) My brother, who lives in New York is visiting us next week. D) My brother who lives in New York is, visiting us next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My brother, who lives in New York, is visiting us next week. 12. Choose the best punctuation for this sentence:John Philip Sousa an American composer was famous for his patriotic marches. A) Sousa an American composer-was famous. B) Sousa (an American composer was) famous. C) Sousa (an American composer) was famous. D) Sousa (an American) composer was famous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sousa (an American composer) was famous. 13. What punctuation is commonly used to set off parenthetical elements? A) Semicolons. B) Commas. C) Colons. D) Dashes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commas. 14. Our neighbor, a sweet elderly professor, stopped by to offer us a plate of banana bread. A) Neighbor, a sweet, elderly professor,. B) Neighbor a sweet, elderly professor. C) NO CHANGE. D) Neighbor, a sweet, elderly professor;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neighbor, a sweet, elderly professor,. 15. Brian Suiter, in his recent tennis autobiography, says, "I was so consumed with winning that I forgot the love of the game" (22). A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 16. Which parenthetical phrase fits in this sentence?We went to the beach, ..... , and it was so beautiful. A) With our family. B) The one next to California,. C) Vale fell in love with Mati. D) It was delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The one next to California,. 17. Insert commas as necessary to set off parenthetical expressions.We have enough paper plates left over I think. A) We have enough, paper plates, left over I think. B) We have enough paper plates left over, I think. C) Correct as written. D) We have enough, paper plates left over I think. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We have enough paper plates left over, I think. 18. Check the option below that is correctly cited.The original quote is "Josef looked at his father, panicked." Quote was found on page 3 in Refugee by Alan Gratz. A) "Josef looked at his father, panicked, " (Gratz, 3). B) "Josef looked at his father, panicked." (Gratz, 3). C) "Josef looked at his father, panicked. (Gratz, 3). D) 'Josef looked at his father, panicked, ' (Grats, 3). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Josef looked at his father, panicked, " (Gratz, 3). 19. You use this punctuation to set off unnecessary details. A) Commas. B) Parentheses. C) Dashes. D) Periods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parentheses. 20. What is the role of commas in punctuating parenthetical elements? A) Commas are used to separate parenthetical elements from the rest of the sentence, indicating that the information is additional. B) Commas are used to separate items in a list only. C) Commas are used to indicate a pause in a sentence for dramatic effect. D) Commas are used to join independent clauses without a conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commas are used to separate parenthetical elements from the rest of the sentence, indicating that the information is additional. 21. The paint my mother chose was a creamy white color-almost beige.Which part of the sentence shows a nonrestrictive element, provides additional information. A) -almost beige. B) Paint chosen. C) My mother. D) A creamy white color. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -almost beige. 22. The Chernobyl disaster, as it happens, is considered the worst nuclear power plant accident in history both in terms of cost and casualties. A) Disaster as it happens. B) NO CHANGE. C) Disaster:as it happens. D) Disaster as it happens,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 23. What is the purpose of a parenthetical phrase? A) To add essential information. B) To add nonessential information. C) To change the meaning of the sentence. D) To confuse the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To add nonessential information. 24. All young people at some point must grow up and accept responsibility. A) NO CHANGE. B) People; at some point must. C) People, at some point must,. D) People, at some point, must. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People, at some point, must. 25. One step to effective paraphrasing is to check your version with the original information so that it is accurate. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. What is the primary function of parenthetical commas in a sentence? A) To separate items in a list. B) To introduce a sentence. C) To set off nonessential information. D) To indicate a pause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To set off nonessential information. 27. Identify the sentence with the correctly placed parenthetical element. A) My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York. B) My brother who is a doctor, lives in New York. C) My brother, who is a doctor lives in New York. D) My brother who is a doctor lives in New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York. 28. If you paraphrase somebody else's work, you do not have to use a citation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. Identify the sentence with the correct use of commas for parenthetical expressions: A) My brother, who is a great cook made dinner last night. B) My brother, who is a great cook, made dinner last night. C) My brother who is a great cook, made dinner last night. D) My brother who is a great cook made dinner last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My brother, who is a great cook, made dinner last night. 30. Exercise 2:Using Commas to Set Off Parenthetical ExpressionsIdentify the correct use of commas in the sentence.I must however admit that I was surprised. A) I must however admit, that I was surprised. B) I must, however admit that I was surprised. C) I must, however, admit that I was surprised. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I must, however, admit that I was surprised. 31. Which sentence contains a parenthetical expression? A) The mat was comfortable. B) The cat slept on the mat. C) The cat slept soundly. D) The cat, which was very lazy, slept on the mat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cat, which was very lazy, slept on the mat. 32. Random raindrops, some as large as golf balls soon fell hard. A) NO CHANGE. B) Random raindrops, some as large as golf balls, soon fell hard. C) Random raindrops, some as, large as golf balls soon fell hard. D) Random raindrops, some as large as golf balls, soon fell, hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Random raindrops, some as large as golf balls, soon fell hard. 33. What type of source is this?Milken, Michael, et al. "On Global Warming and Financial Imbalances." New Perspectives Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 4, 2006, p. 63. Project Muse, http://www.projectmuse.com/milkentext/8729387. Accessed 3 Feb. 2018. A) A journal article in print. B) A magazine article. C) A book. D) A journal article in an online database. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A journal article in an online database. 34. Pirates those legendary plunderers of the ocean made many spectacular heists on the high seas. A) Pirates those, legendary plunderers of the ocean made, many spectacular heists on the high seas. B) Pirates, those legendary plunderers, of the ocean made many spectacular heists on the high seas. C) Pirates, those legendary plunderers of the ocean, made many spectacular heists on the high seas. D) Correct as Written. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pirates, those legendary plunderers of the ocean, made many spectacular heists on the high seas. 35. My siblings and I spent our summers at our grandparents' farm, where Grandpa's firefly hunting expeditions kept us up long past our bedtimes. A) Kept us up, long, past. B) Kept us up long, past,. C) Kept us up, long past,. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 36. When should in-text citations be used in an MLA paper? A) In-text citations are not necessary in an MLA paper. B) In-text citations should be used in an MLA paper only for the author's own ideas. C) In-text citations should be used in an MLA paper whenever you directly quote, paraphrase, or refer to the work of another author. D) In-text citations should only be used for long quotes in an MLA paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In-text citations should be used in an MLA paper whenever you directly quote, paraphrase, or refer to the work of another author. 37. The phrase "et al." indicates: A) The author is deceased. B) The author also edited the text. C) There are other authors who helped write the text. D) The author has a doctorate (Ph.D). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There are other authors who helped write the text. 38. Which of the following is NOT a parenthetical element:'Walt Disney, (1901-1946), created a magical amusement park.'? A) (created a magical amusement park). B) (1901-1946). C) Walt Disney. D) Created a magical amusement park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walt Disney. 39. Select the sentence that uses dashes correctly for a parenthetical element. A) The teacher-who was very strict-gave us extra homework. B) The teacher, who was very strict-gave us extra homework. C) The teacher who was very strict-gave us extra homework. D) The teacher-who was very strict, gave us extra homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher-who was very strict-gave us extra homework. 40. Choose the best punctuation for this sentence:We find their shells in the rocks turned to stone thousands of years old. A) Rocks-turned to stone thousands-. B) Rocks-turned to stone thousands. C) Rocks-turned to stone-thousands. D) Rocks turned to stone-thousands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rocks-turned to stone thousands. 41. Identify the correct use of commas in the sentence.Another consideration should be her years of experience however. A) Another consideration should be her years of experience, however. B) Another consideration, should be her years of experience however. C) Another consideration should be her years, of experience, however. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Another consideration should be her years of experience, however. 42. Where should a comma be added in this sentence? Atlanta, home of the World of Coke is a great place to visit. A) After home. B) After place. C) After Coke. D) After is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After Coke. 43. What type of source is this?Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission:Saving the Planet." The New York Times, 22 May 2007, www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/science/earth/22ander.html? ..... r=0. Accessed 12 May 2016. A) Page on a website. B) Newspaper article online. C) Scholarly journal article in an online database. D) Magazine article online. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Newspaper article online. 44. EXERCISE 2:Setting Off Parenthetical ExpressionsInsert commas as necessary to set off parenthetical expressions. I therefore went out shopping for a new suit. A) I, therefore, went out shopping for a new suit. B) I, therefore went out, shopping for a new suit. C) Correct as written. D) I therefore went out shopping, for a new suit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I, therefore, went out shopping for a new suit. 45. Use a signal phrase in a citation for an online article with a corporate author. A) According to my friend, . B) According to a random person on the internet, . C) According to the American Heart Association, . D) As stated by the CEO of Apple, . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) According to the American Heart Association, . 46. Civil engineer, Joseph Bazalgette was chosen to design the London underground sewage system. A) Engineer-Joseph Bazalgette. B) Engineer Joseph Bazalgette. C) NO CHANGE. D) Engineer Joseph Bazalgette,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Engineer Joseph Bazalgette. 47. How are commas used in this sentence? My dad loves sports, especially football, and watches them on TV. A) To connect two different ideas. B) To insert an additional thought. C) To introduce the sentence. D) To separate items into a list. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To insert an additional thought. 48. Choose the best punctuation for this sentence:The rose bush in the front yard which I planted needs to be trimmed. A) Yard which I planted needs. B) Yard-which I planted-needs. C) Yard (which I planted needs). D) Yard, which I planted needs,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yard-which I planted-needs. 49. What punctuation is commonly used to set off parentheticals? A) Hyphens. B) Colons. C) Semicolons. D) Commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commas. 50. What is the purpose of using citations in your writing? A) To establish purpose and credibility for your argument. B) To avoid plagiarism. C) To make it easier for someone to find the original source. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 51. What punctuation marks can be used to set apart a parenthetical element? A) Commas. B) Dashes. C) Parentheses. D) ALL of these!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL of these!. 52. What type of source is this?An Inconvenient Truth. Directed by Davis Guggenheim, performances by Al Gore and Billy West, Paramount, 2006. A) A painting. B) A book. C) A play performance. D) A film. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A film. 53. If you were to HANDWRITE the title of this film, how would it look? An Inconvenient Truth. Directed by Davis Guggenheim, performances by Al Gore and Billy West, Paramount, 2006. A) An Inconvenient Truth. B) An Inconvenient Truth. C) An Inconvenient Truth. D) "An Inconvenient Truth". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An Inconvenient Truth. 54. Parenthetical elements can be removed from a sentence and the sentence will still make sense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 55. Using another person's words or ideas without giving proper credit is called ..... A) Copyright violation. B) Pirating. C) Plagiarism. D) Acceptable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plagiarism. 56. Which sentence best fits this parenthetical phrase? ..... which was louder every minute, ..... A) The most delicious food I had ever tried had been from that place. B) The neighbor's music, had a good beat. C) Real Madrid, , is ha best soccer team. D) Moises is the most handsome guy in the world, , he was wearing a sweater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The neighbor's music, had a good beat. 57. How can you test if a phrase is parenthetical? A) Remove it and see if the sentence still makes sense. B) Check if it starts with 'which' or 'who'. C) See if it is at the end of the sentence. D) Determine if it is an adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Remove it and see if the sentence still makes sense. 58. After his knee gave out during the last lap, Jake was motivated to finish the race by the teammates, who ran alongside him, to the finish line. A) Teammates who ran alongside him. B) Teammates, who ran alongside, him. C) Teammates who, ran alongside him. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teammates who ran alongside him. 59. Although parents found the code hard to distinguish, emoticons and acronyms became a prevalent or, popular, language among texting and instant-messaging teenagers. A) Prevalent or, popular language. B) NO CHANGE. C) Prevalent, or popular, language. D) Prevalent or popular,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prevalent, or popular, language. 60. Where should a comma be added in this sentence? Some students got a 100 on the test including May, Sam, and Cory. A) After test. B) After students. C) After including. D) After 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After test. 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