This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Parentheses – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parentheses Quiz 37 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Solve:13 = 11-4x A) X =-2. B) X = $\frac{1}{2}$. C) X = $-\frac{1}{2}$. D) X = 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) X = $-\frac{1}{2}$. 2. Choose the correct placement of parentheses in the following sentence: "The event is planned for Saturday, July 10th, at 5 PM." A) The event is planned for (Saturday, July 10th, at 5 PM). B) The event is planned for Saturday, (July 10th), at 5 PM. C) The event is planned for Saturday, July 10th, (at 5 PM). D) The event is planned for (Saturday), July 10th, at 5 PM. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The event is planned for Saturday, July 10th, (at 5 PM). 3. Fill in the blank:The team captain ..... gave an inspiring speech before the game. A) Who is usually very quiet. B) (who is usually very quiet),. C) (who is usually very quiet). D) , who is usually very quiet,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (who is usually very quiet). 4. Is this equation TRUE or FALSE?8 x (4-2) = 16 A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 5. Complete the sentence:The teacher postponed the test ..... (it was a holiday). A) Since. B) Therefore. C) However. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since. 6. Which sentence correctly uses parentheses to add a non-essential detail? A) My brother (who is taller than me) plays basketball. B) My brother who is taller than me (plays basketball). C) My (brother) who is taller than me plays basketball. D) My brother who is taller (than me plays) basketball. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother (who is taller than me) plays basketball. 7. Complete the sentence:My favorite animal, the capybara ..... , is the world's largest rodent. A) A very friendly creature). B) (a very friendly creature. C) A very friendly creature. D) (a very friendly creature). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (a very friendly creature). 8. Which sentence best uses a dash to show a sudden change in thought? A) I was heading to the library, and then I decided to go to the park. B) I was heading to the library-wait, did I forget my wallet?. C) I was heading to the library (the one downtown). D) I was heading to the library, but I forgot my wallet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was heading to the library-wait, did I forget my wallet?. 9. Choose the sentence where parentheses add additional explanation. A) The book (a thriller) was gripping. B) The book was gripping (a thriller). C) The book was gripping a thriller (was gripping). D) The book was gripping (it was a thriller). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The book (a thriller) was gripping. 10. Solve the equation:2(4x + 3) = 26 A) X = 5. B) X = 2. C) X = 10. D) X = 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) X = 2. 11. Which sentence correctly uses parentheses to include additional information? A) The author (who won several awards) will be speaking tonight. B) The author who won several awards (will be speaking tonight). C) The author who (won several awards) will be speaking tonight. D) The author (who won several awards will be speaking) tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The author (who won several awards) will be speaking tonight. 12. Complete the sentence:The explorer ..... (an expert in survival) led the expedition. A) Himself. B) Herself. C) Itself. D) Themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himself. 13. Your friend wrote this sentence:'My dog even though he is very old still loves to chase squirrels.' Which revision uses parentheses most effectively to improve the sentence? A) My dog (even though he is very old) still loves to chase squirrels. B) My dog, even though he is very old, (still loves to chase squirrels). C) (My dog) even though he is very old still loves to chase squirrels. D) My dog even though (he is very old still) loves to chase squirrels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My dog (even though he is very old) still loves to chase squirrels. 14. What is the main purpose of parentheses in a sentence? A) To show that someone is speaking. B) To introduce a new and separate topic. C) To add extra information, an aside, or a clarification that is not essential to the main point. D) To replace commas in a long list. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To add extra information, an aside, or a clarification that is not essential to the main point. 15. Complete the sentence:My dog ..... loves to chase squirrels. A) (a beagle). B) -a beagle-. C) :a beagle:. D) ; a beagle ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (a beagle). 16. 3$^{2}$+4$^{2}$-(4x2) A) 14. B) 9. C) 9. D) 17. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 17. 17. Complete the sentence:Our cat ..... (who is very curious) knocked over the vase. A) Whiskers. B) Whiskers. C) WHISKERS. D) WhIsKeRs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whiskers. 18. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly with parentheses? A) She is going to the park with her friends). B) She is going to the park (with her friends). C) She is going to the park with her friends(. D) She is going to the park (with her friends). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is going to the park (with her friends). 19. Make a true sentence by filling in the missing number. 6 + (8/2)-1 = ..... A) 9. B) 4. C) 6. D) 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 9. 20. Complete the sentence:My brother, ..... (who is taller than me), plays basketball. A) Which. B) Who. C) Whom. D) Whose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who. 21. Which sentence correctly uses parentheses to provide additional information? A) The concert (which was amazing) lasted three hours. B) The concert, (which was amazing), lasted three hours. C) The concert which was amazing lasted three hours. D) The concert which was amazing) lasted three hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The concert (which was amazing) lasted three hours. 22. After school we stopped at the library. A) NO CHANGE. B) School, we stopped. C) School we stopped,. D) School, we stopped,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) School, we stopped. 23. Complete the sentence:The movie (which we watched yesterday) ..... very exciting. A) Was. B) Is. C) Be. D) Been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 24. In which sentence are the parentheses used correctly to clarify information? A) The instructions (clearly written) are easy to follow. B) The instructions clearly written) are easy to follow. C) The instructions (clearly written are easy to follow. D) The instructions clearly written (are easy to follow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The instructions (clearly written) are easy to follow. 25. What are the parentheses doing in this sentence? "I believe that in this nation, no child should go without three meals a day (cheers), a roof over their head (cheers), and a good education (cheers)." A) Showing an interruption in dialogue. B) Providing additional details. C) Showing a reference. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Showing an interruption in dialogue. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesParentheses Quiz 1Parentheses Quiz 2Parentheses Quiz 3Parentheses Quiz 4Parentheses Quiz 5Parentheses Quiz 6Parentheses Quiz 7Parentheses Quiz 8Parentheses Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books