This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Parenthetical Constructions – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. Which sentence contains a parenthetical expression? A) The cat slept on the mat. B) The cat, which was very lazy, slept on the mat. C) The cat slept soundly. D) The mat was comfortable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cat, which was very lazy, slept on the mat. 3. 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. 4. 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 book. C) A journal article in an online database. D) A magazine article. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A journal article in an online database. 5. 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) Correct as Written. C) Pirates, those legendary plunderers, of the ocean made many spectacular heists on the high seas. D) Pirates those, legendary plunderers of the ocean made, many spectacular heists on the high seas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pirates, those legendary plunderers of the ocean, made many spectacular heists on the high seas. 6. 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) NO CHANGE. C) Kept us up, long, past. D) Kept us up long, past,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 7. When should in-text citations be used in an MLA paper? A) In-text citations should only be used for long quotes 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 are not necessary in an MLA paper. D) In-text citations should be used in an MLA paper whenever you directly quote, paraphrase, or refer to the work of another author. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In-text citations should be used in an MLA paper whenever you directly quote, paraphrase, or refer to the work of another author. 8. The phrase "et al." indicates: A) There are other authors who helped write the text. B) The author has a doctorate (Ph.D). C) The author also edited the text. D) The author is deceased. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There are other authors who helped write the text. 9. Which of the following is NOT a parenthetical element:'Walt Disney, (1901-1946), created a magical amusement park.'? A) Walt Disney. B) Created a magical amusement park. C) (created a magical amusement park). D) (1901-1946). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walt Disney. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. Where should a comma be added in this sentence? Atlanta, home of the World of Coke is a great place to visit. A) After place. B) After home. C) After Coke. D) After is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After Coke. 14. 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) Scholarly journal article in an online database. B) Page on a website. C) Newspaper article online. D) Magazine article online. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Newspaper article online. 15. 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: B) I, therefore, went out shopping for a new suit. 16. 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, . 17. Civil engineer, Joseph Bazalgette was chosen to design the London underground sewage system. A) Engineer Joseph Bazalgette. B) NO CHANGE. C) Engineer-Joseph Bazalgette. D) Engineer Joseph Bazalgette,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Engineer Joseph Bazalgette. 18. 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 separate items into a list. C) To insert an additional thought. D) To introduce the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To insert an additional thought. 19. 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: C) Yard-which I planted-needs. 20. What punctuation is commonly used to set off parentheticals? A) Hyphens. B) Commas. C) Colons. D) Semicolons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commas. 21. 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. 22. 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!. 23. What type of source is this?An Inconvenient Truth. Directed by Davis Guggenheim, performances by Al Gore and Billy West, Paramount, 2006. A) A book. B) A play performance. C) A painting. D) A film. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A film. 24. 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: B) An Inconvenient Truth. 25. 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. 26. Using another person's words or ideas without giving proper credit is called ..... A) Copyright violation. B) Pirating. C) Acceptable. D) Plagiarism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plagiarism. 27. 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. 28. 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. 29. 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: B) Teammates who ran alongside him. 30. 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,. B) NO CHANGE. C) Prevalent or, popular language. D) Prevalent, or popular, language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prevalent, or popular, language. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesParenthetical Constructions Quiz 1Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 3Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 4Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 5Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 6Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 7Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 8Apostrophe Omission And Possession Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books