This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Parenthetical Constructions – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Insert commas as necessary to set off parenthetical expressions. I will type up the letter Kim if you get it written by tomorrow. A) I will type up the letter Kim, if you get it written by tomorrow. B) Correct as written. C) I will type up the letter, Kim, if you get it written, by tomorrow. D) I will type up the letter, Kim, if you get it written by tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I will type up the letter, Kim, if you get it written by tomorrow. 2. What is the effect of using dashes to set off parenthetical elements? A) Using dashes creates a stronger emphasis on the parenthetical information compared to commas. B) Using dashes makes the sentence more complex and harder to read. C) Using dashes has no significant effect on the emphasis of the parenthetical information. D) Using dashes is only appropriate in informal writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using dashes creates a stronger emphasis on the parenthetical information compared to commas. 3. Create a parenthetical citation for a magazine article with multiple authors. A) (Author1, Author2, et al.). B) (Author1, Author3, and Author2). C) (Author1, Author2, and Author3). D) (Author1, Author2, Author3). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (Author1, Author2, and Author3). 4. These horseradish and chive chips-the ones I just picked up from Trader Joe's-are my kryptonite. A) Chips-the ones I just picked up-from Trader Joe's-. B) NO CHANGE. C) Chips; the ones I just picked up from Trader Joe's. D) Chips; the ones I just picked up from Trader Joe's,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 5. What is the nonrestrictive element in this sentence?My mother, who had been waiting for the past 30 minutes, was beginning to question where the train was. A) Who had been waiting for the past 30 minutes. B) My mother. C) Was beginning to question. D) Where the train was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who had been waiting for the past 30 minutes. 6. Choose the best punctuation for this sentence:Jonas Salk's parents immigrants with little formal education themselves were determined that their children would succeed. A) Parents (immigrants with little formal education themselves) were. B) Parents immigrants with little formal education themselves, were. C) Parents immigrants with little formal education themselves-were. D) Parents-(immigrants with little formal education themselves) were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parents (immigrants with little formal education themselves) were. 7. Which sentence correctly uses parenthetical commas? 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: D) The teacher, who was very strict, gave us extra homework. 8. Identify the parenthetical element in the sentence: "The solution, as expected, was simple." A) The solution was simple. B) The solution. C) As expected. D) Was simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As expected. 9. If you included the author's last name in the sentence, then you do not need to include it in the parenthetical citation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Is this citation done correctly or incorrectly:"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose." (Seuss #37). A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 11. They returned to Limestone Dr., the street they grew up on one final time before heading north to Seattle. A) Limestone Dr., the street they grew up on,. B) Limestone Dr. the street they grew up on. C) Limestone Dr., the street, they grew up on. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limestone Dr., the street they grew up on,. 12. Paraphrasing another person's ideas or words does NOT require an in-text citation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. A student is quoting from the book Bomb by Steve Sheinkin.Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (Bomb 191). B) (Sheinkin 191). C) (Sheinkin 191). D) (Bomb by Steve Sheinkin 191). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (Bomb by Steve Sheinkin 191). 14. How should a parenthetical citation be formatted for a source with no known author in MLA style? A) (Unknown Author page number). B) (Title of the Work page number). C) (Anonymous page number). D) (No Author page number). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (Title of the Work page number). 15. What is the correct parenthetical citation for the first journal article by Nordhaus?Nordhaus, William D. "After Kyoto:Alternative Mechanisms to Control Global Warming." American Economic Review, vol. 96, no. 2, 2006, pp. 31-34.Nordhaus, William D. "Global Warming Economics." Science, vol. 294, no. 5545, 9 Nov. 2001, pp. 1283-84. A) (Nordhaus, "After" 31). B) (Nordhaus, American 31). C) (W. Nordhaus 31). D) (Nordhaus, "After"). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Nordhaus, "After" 31). 16. Where should the second comma go in the following sentence?A spinosaurus, my favorite dinosaur has a giant sail on its back. A) A, spinosaurus, my favorite dinosaur has a giant sail on its back. B) A spinosaurus, my favorite dinosaur, has a giant sail on its back. C) A spinosaurus, my favorite dinosaur has a giant sail, on its back. D) A spinosaurus, my favorite, dinosaur has a giant sail on its back. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A spinosaurus, my favorite dinosaur, has a giant sail on its back. 17. What punctuation is used to set off a parenthetical phrase? A) Periods. B) Colons. C) Commas. D) Semicolons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commas. 18. Which of the following sentences needs parenthetical commas? A) The dog that barks loudly is mine. B) The dog that barks loudly, is mine. C) The dog that barks, loudly, is mine. D) The dog, that barks loudly, is mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog that barks loudly is mine. 19. What is a parenthetical element? A) A part of a sentence that is always at the end. B) A part of a sentence that can be removed without changing its meaning. C) A part of a sentence that changes the subject. D) A part of a sentence that is essential to its meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A part of a sentence that can be removed without changing its meaning. 20. Add commas where they are needed in the following sentence:The teacher who was very experienced gave us a lot of homework. A) The teacher, who was very experienced gave us a lot of homework. B) The teacher, who was very experienced, gave us a lot of homework. C) Correct as written. D) The teacher who was very experienced, gave us a lot of homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher, who was very experienced, gave us a lot of homework. 21. Identify the correct use of commas in the sentence.Who is your favorite actor Bill? A) Who is your favorite actor, Bill?. B) Who is, your favorite actor, Bill?. C) Who, is your favorite actor Bill?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who is your favorite actor, Bill?. 22. A student is quoting from the book When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed.Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (VIctoria and Omar 99). B) (Jamieson and Mohamed 99). C) Jamieson and Mohamed 99. D) Mohamed p. 99. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (VIctoria and Omar 99). 23. Identify the parenthetical element in the following sentence:'The car, which was red, sped past us.' A) Which was red. B) Sped past us. C) The car. D) The car, which was red. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which was red. 24. How can you identify a nonrestrictive clause in a sentence? A) A nonrestrictive clause can often be identified by its use of commas and the fact that it can be removed without altering the main meaning of the sentence. B) A nonrestrictive clause is always found at the beginning of a sentence. C) A nonrestrictive clause must contain at least three words. D) A nonrestrictive clause is always essential to the meaning of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A nonrestrictive clause can often be identified by its use of commas and the fact that it can be removed without altering the main meaning of the sentence. 25. What type of source is this?Shulte, Bret. "Putting a Price on Pollution." US News & World Report, vol. 142, no. 17, 14 May 2007, p. 37. Ebsco, Access no:24984616. A) A page on a website. B) A magazine article re-published on a website. C) A journal article found on a database. D) A database. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A journal article found on a database. 26. In which of the following sentences are parenthetical commas used incorrectly? A) The cat, that is black, is sleeping. B) The movie, although long, was entertaining. C) My brother, who is a chef, made dinner. D) The teacher, who is kind, helped me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cat, that is black, is sleeping. 27. When using a direct quote in MLA format, what information must be included in the parenthetical citation? A) Author's last name and page number. B) Author's first name and page number. C) Title of the book and page number. D) Publisher and page number. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author's last name and page number. 28. What type of source is this?Gowdy, John. "Avoiding Self-organized Extinction:Toward a Co-evolutionary Economics of Sustainability." International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, vol. 14, no. 1, 2007, pp. 27-36. A) Magazine article in print. B) Newspaper article in print. C) Scholarly journal article in print. D) Book chapter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scholarly journal article in print. 29. A student is quoting from the book The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen.Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (Nguyen 44). B) Nguyen 44. C) (Trung 44). D) (Nguyen page 44). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Nguyen 44). 30. I had been looking at him, when, turning suddenly he caught my gaze fastened on his face. A) I had been looking at him, when, turning suddenly, he caught my gaze fastened on his face. B) NO CHANGE. C) I had been looking at him, when turning suddenly he caught my gaze fastened on his face. D) I had been looking at him, when turning, suddenly he caught my gaze fastened on his face. 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