This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Parenthetical Constructions – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. After his knee gave out during the last lap, Jake was motivated to finish the race by the teammates, who ran alongside him, to the finish line. A) NO CHANGE. B) Teammates who, ran alongside him. C) Teammates, who ran alongside, him. D) Teammates who ran alongside him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Teammates who ran alongside him. 2. Although parents found the code hard to distinguish, emoticons and acronyms became a prevalent or, popular, language among texting and instant-messaging teenagers. A) NO CHANGE. B) Prevalent, or popular, language. C) Prevalent or popular,. D) Prevalent or, popular language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prevalent, or popular, language. 3. Where should a comma be added in this sentence? Some students got a 100 on the test including May, Sam, and Cory. A) After test. B) After students. C) After 100. D) After including. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After test. 4. Choose the best punctuation for this sentence:Green lizards which were very rare in the area sat up on the stones in the sunlight and blinked at us. A) Lizards (which were very rare in the area) sat. B) Lizards which were very (rare in the area) sat. C) Lizards (which were very rare) in the area sat. D) Lizards-which were very-rare in the area sat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lizards (which were very rare in the area) sat. 5. Identify the parenthetical element in the sentence: "The weather, as you can see, is quite unpredictable." A) The weather. B) As you can see. C) Is quite unpredictable. D) The weather is quite unpredictable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As you can see. 6. Matcha as a flavor, it seems is growing in popularity quite rapidly. A) NO CHANGE. B) As a flavor it seems. C) As a flavor, it seems,. D) As a flavor it seems,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As a flavor, it seems,. 7. The investment banker was surprised to find that his high school marching band picture (complete with the terrible haircut he had sported at the time was now circulating as a popular meme. A) No change. B) Complete with the terrible haircut he had sported at the time,. C) -complete with the terrible haircut he had sported at the time-. D) Complete with the terrible haircut he had sported at the time-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -complete with the terrible haircut he had sported at the time-. 8. What is the effect of removing a parenthetical from a sentence? A) The sentence becomes unclear. B) The sentence loses additional information. C) The sentence becomes grammatically incorrect. D) The sentence changes its main meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sentence loses additional information. 9. What is a common mistake when using parenthetical commas? A) Using them to separate items in a list. B) Using them to set off essential information. C) Using them at the beginning of a sentence. D) Using them to end a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using them to set off essential information. 10. How can you tell if a phrase is nonessential? A) It has punctuation around it. B) You naturally pause before and after. C) You can remove it from the sentence without losing meaning. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 11. Which punctuation can NOT be used to set off parenthetical elements? A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) Quotation marks. D) Parentheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quotation marks. 12. According to the critical edition of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Donald Lalwer the application of Darwin's theories was especially strong in Germany, where the implications of biology, psychology, and social theory were enthusiastically explored" (103). This in-text citation A) Is missing the author's name in the parenthetical documentation. B) Incorrectly typed the title. C) Is missing the author's credentials. D) Is done correctly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is missing the author's credentials. 13. Where Nicholas excelled at math and science, his younger brother Freddie preferred subjects that involved extensive reading and writing such as, history and English. A) NO CHANGE. B) Writing; such as, history;. C) Writing, such as history. D) Writing such as history. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Writing, such as history. 14. Which part of the sentence is the parenthetical element? Marsha loves reptiles, even snakes, and likes to read books about them. A) Marsha loves reptiles. B) Even snakes. C) Likes to read. D) And likes to read books about them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Even snakes. 15. Choose the best punctuation for this sentence:The Washington Monument built between 1848 and 1884 was damaged by an earthquake. A) Monument, built between 1848 and 1884-was damaged. B) Monument (built between 1848 and 1884 was) damaged. C) Monument, built between 1848 and 1884, was damaged. D) Monument built between (1848 and 1884) was damaged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monument, built between 1848 and 1884, was damaged. 16. What is the correct way to cite a source with multiple authors in MLA format? A) Include only the first author's name and use et al. for the rest. B) List the authors' names in any random order. C) Use the last author's name followed by et al. D) Include all the authors' names in the same order as they appear on the source, using the word 'and' before the last author's name. If there are more than three authors, use the first author's name followed by et al. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Include all the authors' names in the same order as they appear on the source, using the word 'and' before the last author's name. If there are more than three authors, use the first author's name followed by et al. 17. Identify the sentence with the correct punctuation. A) The movie, which was released last year was a hit. B) The movie which was released last year, was a hit. C) The movie, which was released last year, was a hit. D) The movie which, was released last year is a hit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The movie, which was released last year, was a hit. 18. What is the purpose of a parenthetical element in a sentence? A) To add essential information to the sentence. B) To provide additional, non-essential information. C) To change the meaning of the sentence. D) To confuse the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide additional, non-essential information. 19. In the sentence 'The book, which was published in 1999, is a bestseller, ' what is the parenthetical? A) The book. B) Which was published in 1999. C) Is a bestseller. D) Published in 1999. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which was published in 1999. 20. Provide an example of a sentence with a restrictive element. A) The car that is parked outside belongs to my neighbor. B) The dog barked loudly at the mailman. C) She enjoys reading books in her free time. D) The flowers in the garden are blooming beautifully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The car that is parked outside belongs to my neighbor. 21. Insert commas as necessary to set off parenthetical expressions. When does your ship sail Mr. Smith? A) Correct as written. B) When does your ship, sail, Mr. Smith?. C) When, does your ship sail Mr. Smith?. D) When does your ship sail, Mr. Smith?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When does your ship sail, Mr. Smith?. 22. Dozens of people, many of them hikers in the national park reported seeing large bear pawprints, hearing deep growling, and finding grizzly droppings along one of the major trails. A) NO CHANGE. B) People-many of them hikers in the national park-. C) People; most of them hikers in the national park;. D) People, most of them having hiked in the national park,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People-many of them hikers in the national park-. 23. The dog seemed shy, like Jenna, herself but his tail burst into motion every time she came into view. A) NO CHANGE. B) Jenna, herself. C) Jenna herself,. D) Jenna herself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jenna herself,. 24. In which sentence is the parenthetical element correctly punctuated? A) The movie (which was really long) was boring. B) The movie, which was really long was boring. C) The movie which was really long, was boring. D) The movie which, was really long was boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movie (which was really long) was boring. 25. Create a parenthetical citation for a newspaper article with no page numbers. A) (Johnson, Sports section). B) (Brown, Front page). C) (Smith, Arts section). D) (Miller, Opinion section). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (Smith, Arts section). 26. What types of punctuation can you put around a nonrestrictive phrase? A) , ,. B) . C) ( ). D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All. 27. Which of the following is NOT a parenthetical? A) An appositive. B) A relative clause. C) A main clause. D) An interjection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A main clause. 28. Choose the sentence with the correct use of parenthetical commas. A) The scientist, who won the award is giving a lecture. B) The scientist who won the award, is giving a lecture. C) The scientist, who won the award, is giving a lecture. D) The scientist who, won the award is giving a lecture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The scientist, who won the award, is giving a lecture. 29. What type of source is this?Revkin, Andrew C. "Clinton on Climate Change." The New York Times, 17 May 2007, www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/1194817109438/clinton-on-climate-change.html. Accessed 29 July 2016. A) A page on a website. B) A journal article published online. C) A newspaper article online. D) An ebook chapter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A newspaper article online. 30. Question 15 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. 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