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Parenthetical Elements Quiz 2 (30 MCQs)

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1. Three of us kids excitedly took our places in line for the roller coaster, but Ray, being too young to ride had to settle for an ice cream with Mom instead.
2. I will go to the store later, to buy some groceries, and see / sees an old friend.
3. Why might an author use dashes instead of commas or parentheses?
4. What should you use around the italics? Fred my friend is 50 years old.
5. Teenagers, who recently had difficulty on the job search) are finding it easier to gain employment this summer.
6. Which rule does this dash follow in this sentence?"Metaphysical? But you were just talking about ..... " (67)."Ah, gods, plural ..... "
7. 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.
8. Which rule does this dash follow in this sentence?"But Zeus and Poseidon ..... they both had, like, a bazillion kids in the myths. Why are the cabins empty?" (66).
9. Although parents found the code hard to distinguish, emoticons and acronyms became a prevalent or, popular, language among texting and instant messaging teenagers.
10. Which sentence uses commas correctly to include a parenthetical element?
11. Commas and dashes are used to "set off" information that is nonessential to understanding the rest of the sentence.
12. Many students, at Middleton Valley High School take their lunch break away from campus, usually stopping at one of the nearby fast food restaurants.
13. The mechanic, not the one that is on the other side of the beautiful parks, is/are closed today.
14. Use parentheses when "setting off" something that reminds the reader of what he or she may already know.
15. Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation for parenthetical elements.
16. According to the American Bar Association clinical experience is crucial to a law student's development during law school.
17. Ballads can be long or short, but most rely on varying verses that alternate wotj an unchanging refrain or, chorus, to tell a story.
18. Neither one, in my opinion possessed the leadership skills or the commitment necessary to be the club president.
19. Which sentence does not show punctuation balance?
20. Which rule does this dash follow in this sentence?"I'm ..... I'm the worst satyr in the world" (59).
21. Which answer choice correctly uses parentheses to set off the parenthetical elements in this sentence?D-Day June 6, 1944 was the day the Allies invaded Normandy.
22. In the same year, 1971, three artists of diverse ethnic backgrounds received national awards for their contributions to performance art, gaining large strides in the diversification of the medium.
23. What is the nonrestrictive element in this sentence?The doctor the one who performed three brain operations in one day works at Methodist hospital.
24. Which answer choice correctly uses parentheses to set off the nonrestrictive elements in this sentence? My great grandfather born in 1914 is turning 100 this year.
25. Which rule does this dash follow in this sentence?"Unless you want to get skewered by your friends in cabin five. Here ..... Chiron thought these would fit. You'll be on border patrol" (118).
26. Identify the sentence with the correct use of commas for parenthetical elements.
27. Which sentence contains a nonrestrictive (removable) element?
28. What is the nonrestrictive element in this sentence?It was a cold and windy April day in Rosendale.
29. Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation for a parenthetical element.
30. Which answer choice correctly uses dashes to set off the parenthetical elements in this sentence?My dad who beat cancer a few years ago is a successful lawyer.
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