This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Parenthetical Constructions – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which quote and citation is properly formatted? The information for the cited quote is the followingHe was stone dead.Edgar Allan Poepage 85 A) "He was stone dead." (Poe, 85). B) "He was stone dead" (Poe, 85). C) "He was stone dead" (Poe 85). D) "He was stone dead. (85 Poe)". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "He was stone dead" (Poe 85). 2. Identify the correct use of commas in the sentence.The hostility of the group she believes will soon be overcome. A) The hostility, of the group she believes, will soon be overcome. B) The hostility of the group, she believes, will soon be overcome. C) The hostility of the group she believes, will soon be overcome. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The hostility of the group, she believes, will soon be overcome. 3. What two pieces of information should be included in the parenthetical citation? A) Author's first and last name. B) First letter of author's last name and page number. C) Author's last name and page number. D) Page numbers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Author's last name and page number. 4. Which sentence would be correct to put into this parenthetical phrase?My cousin, ..... , decided to stay on the bench. A) Who doesn't like pools. B) With me. C) Was eating. D) While swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who doesn't like pools. 5. Identify the parenthetical phrase in this sentence:My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York. A) Who is a doctor. B) New York. C) Lives in New York. D) My brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who is a doctor. 6. Which answer choice correctly uses parentheses to set off the parenthetical elements in this sentence?Miles McSmith 1910-1999 was a famous rock star that my mother adored. A) Miles McSmith (1910-(1999) was a famous rock star that my mother adored. B) Miles McSmith (1910-1999) was a famous rock star that my mother adored. C) Miles McSmith 1910-1999 was a famous rock star (that my mother adored). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Miles McSmith (1910-1999) was a famous rock star that my mother adored. 7. Choose the best punctuation for this sentence:At medical school, Salk began researching influenza the virus that causes the flu. A) Influenza-the virus-that causes the flu. B) Influenza, the virus that causes the flu. C) Influenza (the virus) that causes the flu. D) Influenza the virus, that causes the flu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Influenza, the virus that causes the flu. 8. Which answer choice correctly uses dashes to set off the nonrestrictive elements in this sentence?Nick's car a green Subaru was stolen last night. A) Nick's car a green Subaru-was stolen last, night. B) Nick's-car a green Subaru-was stolen last night. C) Nick's car-a green Subaru-was stolen last night. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nick's car-a green Subaru-was stolen last night. 9. On the few occasions Missy ate vegetables, she liked them roasted or fried rather, then in the raw form her brother preferred. A) NO CHANGE. B) Fried rather than. C) Fried rather, than. D) Fried, rather then. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fried rather than. 10. A parenthetical element is always necessary to a sentence's meaning. A) A) True. B) B) False. C) C) Sometimes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) False. 11. An MLA parenthetical citation should be located: A) Just after the information being cited. B) On the last page of the paper. C) Just before the information being cited. D) At the bottom of the page. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Just after the information being cited. 12. What is the correct parenthetical citation for this journal article?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) (Milken, et al. 63). B) (Milken 63). C) (Milken et al, 63). D) (Milken "On Global" 63). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Milken, et al. 63). 13. Identify the parenthetical element in the sentence: "The answer, I believe, is correct." A) The answer is correct. B) I believe. C) Is correct. D) The answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I believe. 14. The judges had decided without a doubt that Leslie was the winning baker for her rosemary sourdough loaf. A) Decided, without a doubt,. B) Decided; without a doubt. C) NO CHANGE. D) Decided without a doubt,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decided, without a doubt,. 15. Is the use of quotation and in-text citation correct?In The Hitchhiker, Ronald Adams asks the mechanic, "What about hitchhikers?" to which the mechanic replies, "(half-laughing) Hitchhikers-here?" (Fletcher 95). A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 16. Identify the parenthetical in the following sentence:'My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York.' A) My brother. B) New York. C) Who is a doctor. D) Lives in. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Who is a doctor. 17. Which parenthetical phrase fits in this sentence? The book, ..... , was a bestseller. A) Which I read last summer. B) Is on the table. C) Was expensive. D) And I liked it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which I read last summer. 18. Identify the correct use of commas in the sentence.Do you want both the name and the address of each student Ms. Jones? A) Do you want both the name and the address of each student, Ms. Jones?. B) Do you want both, the name and the address of each, student Ms. Jones?. C) Do you want both the name and the address, of each student, Ms. Jones?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do you want both the name and the address of each student, Ms. Jones?. 19. A student is quoting from the book A Man of the People by Chinua Achebe.Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (Achebe 49). B) (Chinua 49). C) (Achebe 49). D) (Chinua 49). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Achebe 49). 20. TRUE or FALSE: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. 21. Although Graham died in 1991, her namesake:the Martha Graham Dance Company-continues to serve as an innovative force in the world of contemporary dance. A) Namesake. B) Namesake-. C) Namesake,. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Namesake-. 22. Add commas where they are needed in the following sentence:On top of Sapo Hill in Rome fat from sacrificed animals was used to make soap. A) On top of Sapo Hill, in Rome fat from sacrificed animals was used to make soap. B) On top of Sapo Hill in Rome, fat from sacrificed animals was used to make soap. C) On top of Sapo Hill in Rome fat, from sacrificed animals was used to make soap. D) Correct as written. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On top of Sapo Hill in Rome, fat from sacrificed animals was used to make soap. 23. Identify the correct use of commas in the sentence.She tried in fact to contact the owner several times. A) She tried in fact to contact the owner, several, times. B) She tried in fact to contact the owner several, times. C) She tried, in fact, to contact the owner several times. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She tried, in fact, to contact the owner several times. 24. Why is it important to understand parenthetical elements in writing? A) They help to make writing more complex and difficult to read. B) They allow the writer to include additional information without disrupting the main flow of the sentence. C) They are used to replace the main ideas in a sentence. D) They are only necessary in academic writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They allow the writer to include additional information without disrupting the main flow of the sentence. 25. The four parts of an in-text citation are ..... A) Open parenteses, author's last name, page number, and close parentheses. B) Open parentheses, author's first name, page number, and close parentheses. C) Open parentheses, author's last name, a comma, the page number, and a close parentheses. D) Parentheses, quote, comma, author's last name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open parenteses, author's last name, page number, and close parentheses. 26. Use a signal phrase in a citation for a journal article with a single author. A) Do not mention the author's name at all in the citation. B) Introduce the author's name before the citation. C) Use the author's initials instead of their full name in the citation. D) Include the author's name at the end of the citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Introduce the author's name before the citation. 27. Along with fellow, magician, Roy Horn, Siegfried performed for over a decade at the Mirage resort in Las Vegas. A) Fellow, magician. B) Fellow magician. C) NO CHANGE. D) Fellow magician,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fellow magician. 28. Which of the following sentences contains a parenthetical element? A) The cat sat on the mat. B) The cat, surprisingly, sat on the mat. C) The cat sat on the mat and purred. D) The cat sat on the mat in the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cat, surprisingly, sat on the mat. 29. Jeremy not only enjoyed chicken tenders he loved them. A) Enjoyed, chicken tenders,. B) NO CHANGE. C) Enjoyed chicken tenders,. D) Enjoyed, chicken tenders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enjoyed chicken tenders,. 30. Add the correct parenthetical citation to the end of the sentence below.Use this information to help you answer:Author:Daniel Wentz and Carson JonesPage Number:272Title of Work:America's CamelotJFK was the first U.S. President born in the 20th century ..... A) (Daniel and Carson 272). B) (Daniel Wentz 272). C) Wentz and Jones 272. D) (Wentz and Jones 272). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (Wentz and Jones 272). 31. What is the correct way to format a parenthetical citation for a book with a single author in MLA style? A) (Author's Last Name, First Name). B) (Author's First Name page number). C) (Author's Last Name page number). D) (Author's First Name, Last Name). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (Author's Last Name page number). 32. What is a parenthetical expression? A) A word or phrase that gives additional information. B) A type of punctuation mark. C) A main clause in a sentence. D) A verb form. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A word or phrase that gives additional information. 33. Which sentence correctly uses a parenthetical element? A) The car-a red convertible-sped down the highway. B) The car, a red convertible, sped down the highway. C) The car a red convertible sped down the highway. D) The car (a red convertible) sped down the highway. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The car, a red convertible, sped down the highway. 34. A student is quoting from the book A Separate Peace by John Knowles. Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (John 88). B) (John p. 88). C) (88). D) (Knowles 88). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (Knowles 88). 35. Which parenthetical phrase fits in this sentence?Forever 21, ..... , has clothes for women and men. A) Which is a clothing line. B) Is amazing. C) Works. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which is a clothing line. 36. Harper Lee published her novel To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960 after a group of friends gave her a sum of money to support her work as a full-time writer. A) Her, novel To Kill a Mockingbird, in 1960,. B) Her, novel, To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960,. C) Her novel:To Kill a Mockingbird, in 1960. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 37. Is the following sentence punctuated correctly? The book, which was on the shelf, fell down. A) A) Yes. B) B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) Yes. 38. Is this citation done correctly or incorrectly:The text states, "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" (Tolkein page 229). A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 39. How do you properly format this quotation and citation?I smiled-for what had I now to fear?Edgar Allan Poepage 87 A) "I smiled-for what had I now to fear" (Poe 87)?. B) "I smiled, for what had I now to fear?" (Poe, 87). C) "I smiled-for what had I now to fear?" (Poe 87). D) "I smiled-for what had I now to fear? (Poe, 87)" . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "I smiled-for what had I now to fear?" (Poe 87). 40. How does a parenthetical affect the main sentence? A) It removes information. B) It adds extra information. C) It changes the main meaning. D) It replaces the main clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It adds extra information. 41. Identify the correct use of commas in the sentence:The book which I borrowed from you is excellent. A) The book, which I borrowed from you, is excellent. B) The book which I borrowed, from you is excellent. C) The book, which I borrowed from you is excellent. D) The book which, I borrowed from you, is excellent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The book, which I borrowed from you, is excellent. 42. In the same year, 1971, three artists of diverse ethnic backgrounds received national awards for their contributions to performance at, gaining large strides in the diversification of the medium. A) NO CHANGE. B) 1971, and. C) 1971;. D) 1971. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 43. What is the purpose of a parenthetical? A) To replace the main idea. B) To confuse the reader. C) To add humor. D) To provide additional information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To provide additional information. 44. Which sentence contains a parenthetical phrase? A) The car is parked outside. B) The car, which is red, is parked outside. C) The car is red. D) The car is fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The car, which is red, is parked outside. 45. A student is quoting from the book The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag.Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (Molly 22). B) (Molly Knox Ostertag 22). C) (Knox page 22). D) (Ostertag 22). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (Ostertag 22). 46. A student is quoting from the book Colonial Latin America by Mark A. Burkholder and Lyman L. Johnson.Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (Johnson 127). B) (Burkholder 127). C) (Johnson and Burkholder p. 127). D) (Johnson and Burkholder 127). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (Johnson and Burkholder 127). 47. Insert commas as necessary to set off parenthetical expressions. The suit nevertheless needed drastic alterations before I could wear it. A) Correct as written. B) The suit, nevertheless needed drastic alterations before I could wear it. C) The suit nevertheless, needed drastic alterations, before I could wear it. D) The suit, nevertheless, needed drastic alterations before I could wear it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The suit, nevertheless, needed drastic alterations before I could wear it. 48. A student is quoting from the book Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes.Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (Parker 12). B) (Jewell p. 12). C) (Rhodes 12). D) (Jewell 12). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (Rhodes 12). 49. A student is quoting from the book The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien.Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (JRR Tolkien p. 88). B) (JRR Tolkien). C) (Tolkien 88). D) (Tolkien p. 88). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (Tolkien 88). 50. Add commas where they are needed in the following sentence:Though we probably do not think about it often we use soap everyday. A) Though we probably do not think, about it often we use soap everyday. B) Correct as written. C) Though we probably do not think about it often, we use, soap, everyday. D) Though we probably do not think about it often, we use soap everyday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Though we probably do not think about it often, we use soap everyday. 51. In MLA format, how should you cite a book by a single author in the Works Cited page? A) Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication. B) Publisher, Year of Publication. Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. C) Author's Last Name, First Name. Year of Publication. Title of Book. Publisher. D) Title of Book. Author's Last Name, First Name. Publisher, Year of Publication. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication. 52. Even though my cousin, now the president of a major accounting firm struggled with math in school, she didn't give up on herself and was determined to earn a dual degree in mathematics and business. A) NO CHANGE. B) President of a major accounting firm,. C) President, of a major accounting firm. D) President, of a major accounting firm,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) President of a major accounting firm,. 53. Add commas where they are needed in the following sentence:According to old legends soap was invented over three thousand years ago. A) Correct as written. B) According to old, legends soap was invented over three thousand years ago. C) According to, old legends soap was invented over three thousand years ago. D) According to old legends, soap was invented over three thousand years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) According to old legends, soap was invented over three thousand years ago. 54. Which parenthetical phrase fits into this sentence?He came in a beautiful red car, ..... , and he gave it to me! A) Which is the best movie. B) Which my favorite food. C) Which is my favorite car. D) Who has a donut. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Which is my favorite car. 55. What type of source is this?Regas, Diane. "Three Key Energy Policies That Can Help Us Turn the Corner on Climate." Environmental Defense Fund, 1 June 2016, www.edf.org/blog/2016/06/01/3-key-energy-policies-can-help-us-turn-corner-climate. Accessed 19 July 2016. A) A newspaper article online. B) A page on a website. C) A journal article published online. D) An ebook chapter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A page on a website. 56. Choose the best punctuation for this sentence:Then the fireplace the biggest fireplace you ever saw was like a room in itself. A) Fireplace-the biggest fireplace you ever saw-was. B) Fireplace, the biggest fireplace you ever saw was,. C) Fireplace (the biggest fireplace) you ever saw was. D) Fireplace-the biggest fireplace you ever-saw was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fireplace-the biggest fireplace you ever saw-was. 57. Choose the correct parenthetical phrase to complete the sentence:The movie, ..... , was very long. A) Which I watched yesterday. B) Is about space. C) Was boring. D) And I fell asleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which I watched yesterday. 58. Identify the parenthetical element in the sentence:'The book, which was published in 2020, became a bestseller.' A) In 2020. B) Became a bestseller. C) Which was published in 2020. D) The book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Which was published in 2020. 59. Identify the correct use of commas in the sentence.You must therefore arrive on time. A) You must, therefore, arrive on time. B) You must therefore arrive, on time. C) You must, therefore arrive, on time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You must, therefore, arrive on time. 60. At the university gym, students can volunteer for say, five hours of work at the reception desk per week, and in return, they receive a few hours of fitness class privileges. A) NO CHANGE. B) Volunteer for, say,. C) Volunteer for, say. D) Volunteer, for say,. 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