This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Parenthetical Elements – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parenthetical Elements Quiz 4 (8 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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: C) Polio, a disease that struck fear in parents, was. 2. 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 interruption in thought/speech to give EXTRA INFO/Side comment. B) A hesitating speech like stuttering. C) An abrupt stop of a sentence (like getting cut-off). D) A pause in speech to signify a heavier emphasis on nearby words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A hesitating speech like stuttering. 3. What is a parenthetical element in a sentence? A) A type of sentence fragment. B) The main subject of a sentence. C) Extra information that adds detail but isn't necessary to the meaning. D) A confusing part of a run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extra information that adds detail but isn't necessary to the meaning. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Fans, hundreds of them lined up for blocks to see the arrival of the rapper. A) Fans, hundreds, of them. B) Fans hundreds of them. C) NO CHANGE. D) Fans, hundreds of them,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fans, hundreds of them,. 7. 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. 8. In other words, the camp was outfitted with the emergency rations needed, to survive the blizzard, the hikers were soon to face A) NO CHANGE. B) Rations needed to survive the blizzard,. C) Rations needed to survive the blizzard. D) Rations, needed to survive the blizzard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rations needed to survive the blizzard. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesParenthetical Elements Quiz 1Parenthetical Elements Quiz 2Parenthetical Elements Quiz 3Apostrophe 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