This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Parenthetical Elements – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parenthetical Elements Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the nonrestrictive element in this sentence? The oldest living turtle lived over 140 years as far as we know. A) There is no nonrestrictive element in this sentence. B) Lived over 140 years. C) As far as we know. D) The oldest living turtle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As far as we know. 2. What should you use around the italics? Kobe Bryant 1978-2020 was more than just a ballplayer. A) Commas. B) Parentheses. C) Dashes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parentheses. 3. Use dashes when "setting off" dates. A) True. B) False. C) Sometimes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Which uses commas correctly for extra information? A) The essay that was long was due. B) The essay, which was long, was due. C) The essay (which was long, was due. D) The essay that, was long, was due. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The essay, which was long, was due. 5. Which rule does this dash follow in this sentence?And there it was again ..... distant thunder on a cloudless day (67). A) A pause in speech to signify a heavier emphasis on nearby words. B) An abrupt stop of a sentence (like getting cut-off). C) A hesitating speech like stuttering. D) An interruption in thought/speech to give EXTRA INFO/Side comment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An interruption in thought/speech to give EXTRA INFO/Side comment. 6. Social media, admittedly seems like a rather inconsequential topic for the board of directors' meeting tomorrow. A) Social media, admittedly, seems. B) Social media admittedly, seems. C) NO CHANGE. D) Social media admittedly seems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social media, admittedly, seems. 7. What is the nonrestrictive element in this sentence? My two brothers Kyle and Jerod are in town for Thanksgiving weekend. A) Kyle and Jerod. B) Are in town for Thanksgiving weekend. C) My two brothers. D) There is no nonrestrictive element in this sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kyle and Jerod. 8. What is the nonrestrictive element in this sentence? Pearls which are expensive aren't something I buy very often. A) Aren't something I buy very often. B) There is no nonrestrictive element in this sentence. C) Which are expensive. D) Pearls. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Which are expensive. 9. The concert, which was held outdoors, was/were canceled due to inclement weather. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 10. Choose the correct way to revise the sentence. A) Eruptions occur when pressure in a volcano builds 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 build up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eruptions occur when pressure in a volcano builds up. 11. 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: C) I have an audition tomorrow (Thursday) for a role in a commercial. 12. 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. 13. 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,. 14. 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: C) Vaccine-for which he refused to accept money-won. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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) NO CHANGE. C) Internet, it's. D) Internet; its. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Internet, it's. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a parenthetical element? A) The cake, which was chocolate was delicious. B) The cake which, was chocolate, was delicious. C) The cake which was chocolate was delicious. D) The cake, which was chocolate, was delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cake, which was chocolate, was delicious. 24. Which sentence uses commas correctly to set off a parenthetical element? A) The movie, which was a thriller, kept us on the edge of our seats. B) The movie which was a thriller kept us on the edge of our seats. C) The movie which, was a thriller, kept us on the edge of our seats. D) The movie, which was a thriller kept us on the edge of our seats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movie, which was a thriller, kept us on the edge of our seats. 25. 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) NO CHANGE. B) Skip:. C) Skip-. D) Skip. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skip-. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. Which of these sentences has a parenthetical element? A) The yellow parrot had escaped. B) The bird had escaped. C) The bird, a yellow parrot, had escaped. D) The bird had escaped; she described it as a yellow parrot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bird, a yellow parrot, had escaped. 29. 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: C) Chagrin, scientific studies. 30. 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) Later, his son, Tim,. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Later, his son, Tim,. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesParenthetical Elements Quiz 1Parenthetical Elements Quiz 2Parenthetical Elements Quiz 4Apostrophe Omission And Possession QuizApostrophe Pre Assessment QuizApostrophes For Contractions QuizApostrophes Plural Or Possessive QuizApostrophes With Plural Possessives Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books