This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Parenthetical Constructions – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the purpose of using MLA style for research? A) To show off academic knowledge. B) The purpose of using MLA style for research is to provide a standardized format for writing and citing sources in academic papers. C) To confuse the reader. D) To make the paper look longer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The purpose of using MLA style for research is to provide a standardized format for writing and citing sources in academic papers. 2. Is the following sentence punctuated correctly? The cake, which was delicious, was eaten quickly. A) A) Yes. B) B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) Yes. 3. Choose the best punctuation for this sentence:Rhode Island the smallest state in land area is a great place to go on vacation. A) Island (the smallest state) in land area is. B) Island, the smallest state, in land area is. C) Island (the smallest state in land area) is. D) Island (the smallest state in land) area is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Island (the smallest state in land area) is. 4. Insert commas as necessary to set off parenthetical expressions. I will type up the letter Kim if you get it written by tomorrow. A) Correct as written. B) I will type up the letter, Kim, if you get it written by tomorrow. C) I will type up the letter Kim, if you get it written by tomorrow. D) I will type up the letter, Kim, if you get it written, by tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I will type up the letter, Kim, if you get it written by tomorrow. 5. Parentheticals A) Bring back into original use function or position. B) Done or happening in an instant. C) A word or phrase that gives further information about something in the sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A word or phrase that gives further information about something in the sentence. 6. What is the effect of using dashes to set off parenthetical elements? A) Using dashes creates a stronger emphasis on the parenthetical information compared to commas. B) Using dashes makes the sentence more complex and harder to read. C) Using dashes has no significant effect on the emphasis of the parenthetical information. D) Using dashes is only appropriate in informal writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using dashes creates a stronger emphasis on the parenthetical information compared to commas. 7. Create a parenthetical citation for a magazine article with multiple authors. A) (Author1, Author2, et al.). B) (Author1, Author3, and Author2). C) (Author1, Author2, and Author3). D) (Author1, Author2, Author3). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (Author1, Author2, and Author3). 8. These horseradish and chive chips-the ones I just picked up from Trader Joe's-are my kryptonite. A) NO CHANGE. B) Chips-the ones I just picked up-from Trader Joe's-. C) Chips; the ones I just picked up from Trader Joe's,. D) Chips; the ones I just picked up from Trader Joe's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 9. What is the nonrestrictive element in this sentence?My mother, who had been waiting for the past 30 minutes, was beginning to question where the train was. A) My mother. B) Who had been waiting for the past 30 minutes. C) Was beginning to question. D) Where the train was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who had been waiting for the past 30 minutes. 10. Choose the best punctuation for this sentence: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: D) Parents (immigrants with little formal education themselves) were. 11. Which sentence correctly uses parenthetical commas? A) The teacher, who was very strict gave us extra homework. B) The teacher who was very strict, gave us extra homework. C) The teacher, who was very strict, gave us extra homework. D) The teacher who, was very strict gave us extra homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher, who was very strict, gave us extra homework. 12. Identify the parenthetical element in the sentence: "The solution, as expected, was simple." A) The solution. B) As expected. C) Was simple. D) The solution was simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As expected. 13. If you included the author's last name in the sentence, then you do not need to include it in the parenthetical citation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Is this citation done correctly or incorrectly:"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose." (Seuss #37). A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 15. They returned to Limestone Dr., the street they grew up on one final time before heading north to Seattle. A) NO CHANGE. B) Limestone Dr., the street, they grew up on. C) Limestone Dr. the street they grew up on. D) Limestone Dr., the street they grew up on,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Limestone Dr., the street they grew up on,. 16. Paraphrasing another person's ideas or words does NOT require an in-text citation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. A student is quoting from the book Bomb by Steve Sheinkin.Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (Bomb by Steve Sheinkin 191). B) (Bomb 191). C) (Sheinkin 191). D) (Sheinkin 191). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Bomb by Steve Sheinkin 191). 18. How should a parenthetical citation be formatted for a source with no known author in MLA style? A) (Title of the Work page number). B) (Anonymous page number). C) (Unknown Author page number). D) (No Author page number). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Title of the Work page number). 19. What is the correct parenthetical citation for the first journal article by Nordhaus?Nordhaus, William D. "After Kyoto:Alternative Mechanisms to Control Global Warming." American Economic Review, vol. 96, no. 2, 2006, pp. 31-34.Nordhaus, William D. "Global Warming Economics." Science, vol. 294, no. 5545, 9 Nov. 2001, pp. 1283-84. A) (Nordhaus, American 31). B) (W. Nordhaus 31). C) (Nordhaus, "After" 31). D) (Nordhaus, "After"). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (Nordhaus, "After" 31). 20. Where should the second comma go in the following sentence?A spinosaurus, my favorite dinosaur has a giant sail on its back. A) A spinosaurus, my favorite dinosaur, has a giant sail on its back. B) A, spinosaurus, my favorite dinosaur has a giant sail on its back. C) A spinosaurus, my favorite dinosaur has a giant sail, on its back. D) A spinosaurus, my favorite, dinosaur has a giant sail on its back. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A spinosaurus, my favorite dinosaur, has a giant sail on its back. 21. What punctuation is used to set off a parenthetical phrase? A) Commas. B) Semicolons. C) Colons. D) Periods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commas. 22. Which of the following sentences needs parenthetical commas? A) The dog that barks loudly is mine. B) The dog, that barks loudly, is mine. C) The dog that barks, loudly, is mine. D) The dog that barks loudly, is mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog that barks loudly is mine. 23. What is a parenthetical element? A) A part of a sentence that is essential to its meaning. B) A part of a sentence that can be removed without changing its meaning. C) A part of a sentence that changes the subject. D) A part of a sentence that is always at the end. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A part of a sentence that can be removed without changing its meaning. 24. Add commas where they are needed in the following sentence:The teacher who was very experienced gave us a lot of homework. A) Correct as written. B) The teacher, who was very experienced, gave us a lot of homework. C) The teacher who was very experienced, gave us a lot of homework. D) The teacher, who was very experienced gave us a lot of homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher, who was very experienced, gave us a lot of homework. 25. Identify the correct use of commas in the sentence.Who is your favorite actor Bill? A) Who is your favorite actor, Bill?. B) Who is, your favorite actor, Bill?. C) Who, is your favorite actor Bill?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who is your favorite actor, Bill?. 26. A student is quoting from the book When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed.Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (VIctoria and Omar 99). B) (Jamieson and Mohamed 99). C) Jamieson and Mohamed 99. D) Mohamed p. 99. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (VIctoria and Omar 99). 27. Question 13 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 28. Identify the parenthetical element in the following sentence:'The car, which was red, sped past us.' A) The car. B) Which was red. C) Sped past us. D) The car, which was red. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which was red. 29. How can you identify a nonrestrictive clause in a sentence? A) A nonrestrictive clause can often be identified by its use of commas and the fact that it can be removed without altering the main meaning of the sentence. B) A nonrestrictive clause is always found at the beginning of a sentence. C) A nonrestrictive clause must contain at least three words. D) A nonrestrictive clause is always essential to the meaning of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A nonrestrictive clause can often be identified by its use of commas and the fact that it can be removed without altering the main meaning of the sentence. 30. What type of source is this?Shulte, Bret. "Putting a Price on Pollution." US News & World Report, vol. 142, no. 17, 14 May 2007, p. 37. Ebsco, Access no:24984616. A) A page on a website. B) A database. C) A journal article found on a database. D) A magazine article re-published on a website. 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