This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Parenthetical Elements – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parenthetical Elements Quiz 2 (26 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct way to revise the sentence. A) Eruptions occur when Pressure in a volcano build up. B) Eruptions occur when pressure in a volcano builds up. C) Eruptions occur when pressure in a volcano builds up. D) Eruptions occur when Pressure in a volcano builds up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eruptions occur when pressure in a volcano builds up. 2. Which answer choice correctly uses parentheses to set off the nonrestrictive elements in this sentence? I have an audition tomorrow Thursday for a role in a commercial. A) I have an audition tomorrow (Thursday) for a role in a commercial. B) I have an audition tomorrow Thursday for a role (in a commercial.). C) (I have) an audition tomorrow Thursday for a role in a commercial. D) I have an audition (tomorrow Thursday) for a role in a commercial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have an audition tomorrow (Thursday) for a role in a commercial. 3. The team, led by their coach who was a former professional athlete, was winning/ were winning the championship. A) Were winning. B) Was winning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was winning. 4. My grandmother however; has no pets because she has an allergy to all types of animal hair. A) NO CHANGE. B) Grandmother; however,. C) Grandmother, however,. D) Grandmother, however. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grandmother, however,. 5. Salk's discovery of a polio vaccine for which he refused to accept money won him the admiration of all Americans. A) Vaccine-for which he refused to accept money-won. B) Vaccine-(for which he refused to accept money) won. C) Vaccine for which he refused to accept money, won. D) Vaccine, for which he refused to accept money-won. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vaccine-for which he refused to accept money-won. 6. The new employee, John Smith who has a background in marketing, bring/ brings valuable skills to the team. A) Bring. B) Brings. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brings. 7. The movie, released last year to critical acclaim, receive/receives several awards. A) Receive. B) Receives. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receives. 8. Stella, as well as Elsa and the other girls, is/are playing outside A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 9. What should you use around the italics? The lion the fiercest animal in the entire zoo roared loudly. A) Commas. B) Parentheses. C) Dashes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dashes. 10. Dashes are used to add emphasis, set off a new thought or show a sudden change in thinking. A) True. B) False. C) Sometimes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. These days, with information so easily available via the Internet; it's easy to forget that library card catalogs were once the starting point for research projects. A) Internet; its. B) Internet, it's. C) NO CHANGE. D) Internet, its. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Internet, it's. 12. As a matter of fact my brother is a very talented actor who has won several prestigious drama awards; if he is diligent, he may have the opportunity to pursue a professional career in this field. A) Fact my brother is a very talented actor,. B) Fact, my brother is a very talented actor;. C) No change. D) Fact, my brother is a very talented actor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fact, my brother is a very talented actor. 13. 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: C) Parents (immigrants with little formal education themselves) were. 14. The names we had picked out in advance-Shadow, Scamp, and Skip, didn't seem to fit once we met the puppies in person. A) Skip:. B) Skip-. C) NO CHANGE. D) Skip. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skip-. 15. Our vacation, a much-needed break from work, was /were filled with relaxation and adventure. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 16. Which answer choice correctly uses dashes to set off the nonrestrictive elements in this sentence? Ryan my brilliant friend wants to be a nuclear physicist. A) Ryan my brilliant friend wants to be a nuclear physicist. B) Ryan my brilliant friend wants to be a nuclear physicist. C) Ryan my brilliant friend wants to be a nuclear physicist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ryan my brilliant friend wants to be a nuclear physicist. 17. Much to my chagrin, scientific studies, ..... have failed to prove the health benefits of chocolate ice cream. A) Chagrin, scientific studies. B) No change. C) Chagrin (scientific studies,. D) Chagrin scientific studies,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chagrin, scientific studies. 18. A month later, his son Tim, made the varsity baseball team after training vigorously all summer. A) Later his son Tim,. B) Later, his son, Tim. C) NO CHANGE. D) Later, his son, Tim,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Later, his son, Tim,. 19. Polio a disease that struck fear in parents was a terrible illness that could cripple children. A) Polio, a disease that struck fear in parents, was. B) Polio-a disease that struck fear in parents, was. C) Polio (a disease that struck fear in parents), was. D) Polio, a disease that struck fear in parents-was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polio, a disease that struck fear in parents, was. 20. Which rule does this dash follow in this sentence?"But they're stories, " I said. "They're ..... myths, to explain lightning and the seasons and stuff" (67). A) An abrupt stop of a sentence (like getting cut-off). B) A hesitating speech like stuttering. C) An interruption in thought/speech to give EXTRA INFO/Side comment. D) A pause in speech to signify a heavier emphasis on nearby words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A hesitating speech like stuttering. 21. What is a parenthetical element in a sentence? A) A type of sentence fragment. B) Extra information that adds detail but isn't necessary to the meaning. C) A confusing part of a run-on sentence. D) The main subject of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extra information that adds detail but isn't necessary to the meaning. 22. My mother who lives in Alaska is a nurse. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 23. The book, written by a renowned author, explores/explore themes of love and loss. A) Explores. B) Explore. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explores. 24. Fans, hundreds of them lined up for blocks to see the arrival of the rapper. A) Fans, hundreds of them,. B) NO CHANGE. C) Fans hundreds of them. D) Fans, hundreds, of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fans, hundreds of them,. 25. True or False. This sentence is punctuated correctly. Abraham Lincoln-a loser in more than ten elections-finally won the Presidency. A) True. B) False. C) Sometimes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. In other words, the camp was outfitted with the emergency rations needed, to survive the blizzard, the hikers were soon to face A) Rations needed to survive the blizzard. B) Rations, needed to survive the blizzard. C) NO CHANGE. D) Rations needed to survive the blizzard,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rations needed to survive the blizzard. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesParenthetical Elements Quiz 1Apostrophe Omission And Possession QuizApostrophe Pre Assessment QuizApostrophes For Contractions QuizApostrophes Plural Or Possessive QuizApostrophes With Plural Possessives QuizApostrophes QuizBasic Punctuation Formative Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books