This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Parenthetical Constructions – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. Jeremy not only enjoyed chicken tenders he loved them. A) Enjoyed, chicken tenders,. B) Enjoyed chicken tenders,. C) NO CHANGE. D) Enjoyed, chicken tenders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enjoyed chicken tenders,. 3. 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). 4. 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). 5. What is a parenthetical expression? A) A main clause in a sentence. B) A word or phrase that gives additional information. C) A type of punctuation mark. D) A verb form. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A word or phrase that gives additional information. 6. 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: D) The car, a red convertible, sped down the highway. 7. In-text citations are also known as ..... A) Parenthetical citations. B) In-text parentheses. C) Parentheses citations. D) Textual citations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parenthetical citations. 8. Which sentence uses parenthetical commas correctly? A) The car, a red convertible, is parked outside. B) The car a red convertible, is parked outside. C) The car, a red convertible is parked outside. D) The car a red, convertible is parked outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The car, a red convertible, is parked outside. 9. A student is quoting from the book A Separate Peace by John Knowles. Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (88). B) (John p. 88). C) (John 88). D) (Knowles 88). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (Knowles 88). 10. 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. 11. 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) NO CHANGE. C) Her, novel, To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960,. D) Her novel:To Kill a Mockingbird, in 1960. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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). 15. How does a parenthetical affect the main sentence? A) It replaces the main clause. B) It removes information. C) It changes the main meaning. D) It adds extra information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It adds extra information. 16. 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: C) The book, which I borrowed from you, is excellent. 17. 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. 18. What is the purpose of a parenthetical? A) To provide additional information. B) To confuse the reader. C) To replace the main idea. D) To add humor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To provide additional information. 19. Which sentence contains a parenthetical phrase? A) The car is red. B) The car is parked outside. C) The car, which is red, is parked outside. D) The car is fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The car, which is red, is parked outside. 20. A student is quoting from the book The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag.Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (Ostertag 22). B) (Molly Knox Ostertag 22). C) (Molly 22). D) (Knox page 22). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Ostertag 22). 21. 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). 22. Insert commas as necessary to set off parenthetical expressions. The suit nevertheless needed drastic alterations before I could wear it. A) The suit, nevertheless needed drastic alterations before I could wear it. 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) Correct as written. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The suit, nevertheless, needed drastic alterations before I could wear it. 23. A student is quoting from the book Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes.Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (Rhodes 12). B) (Jewell 12). C) (Parker 12). D) (Jewell p. 12). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Rhodes 12). 24. A student is quoting from the book The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien.Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (Tolkien 88). B) (JRR Tolkien p. 88). C) (Tolkien p. 88). D) (JRR Tolkien). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Tolkien 88). 25. 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: C) Though we probably do not think about it often, we use soap everyday. 26. 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. Year of Publication. Title of Book. Publisher. B) Publisher, Year of Publication. Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. C) Title of Book. Author's Last Name, First Name. Publisher, Year of Publication. D) Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication. 27. 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) President of a major accounting firm,. B) NO CHANGE. C) President, of a major accounting firm. D) President, of a major accounting firm,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) President of a major accounting firm,. 28. 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. 29. Which parenthetical phrase fits into this sentence?He came in a beautiful red car, ..... , and he gave it to me! A) Which my favorite food. B) Which is the best movie. C) Which is my favorite car. D) Who has a donut. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Which is my favorite car. 30. 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 page on a website. B) A journal article published online. C) A newspaper article online. D) An ebook chapter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A page on a website. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesParenthetical Constructions Quiz 1Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 2Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 3Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 4Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 5Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 7Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 8Apostrophe Omission And Possession Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books