This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Parenthetical Constructions – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When conducting research using MLA style, what should be included in the parenthetical citation? A) Author's first name and publication date. B) Publisher's name and publication year. C) Author's last name and page number. D) Title of the source and page number. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Author's last name and page number. 2. A student is quoting from the book Death Cure by James Dashner.Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (James 22). B) (Dashner 22). C) (Dashner 22). D) (Dashner p. 22). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (Dashner 22). 3. True or false:These are the steps for Parenthetical Citations1. Take the information you want2. Put quotes around it3. Take out the period4. Insert the author last name and page number in the parenthesis. 5. Place period at the end. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Which parenthetical phrase fits into this sentence?The train, ..... , was carrying milk. A) Fast and red. B) Went to school. C) Already late by five minutes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Already late by five minutes. 5. What type of source is this?Leroux, Marcel. Global Warming:Myth Or Reality?:The Erring Ways of Climatology. Springer, 2005. A) A book. B) A journal article in print. C) A film. D) An essay in print. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A book. 6. Choose the sentence with the correct use of parentheticals. A) The car that is parked outside, is mine. B) The car, that is parked outside is mine. C) The car, that is parked outside, is mine. D) The car that is parked outside is mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The car, that is parked outside, is mine. 7. Which sentence uses commas correctly to set off a parenthetical? A) My friend, who is a teacher, is visiting. B) My friend who is a teacher, is visiting. C) My friend, who is a teacher is visiting. D) My friend who is a teacher is visiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My friend, who is a teacher, is visiting. 8. What type of source is this?Nordhaus, William D. "After Kyoto:Alternative Mechanisms to Control Global Warming." American Economic Review, vol. 96, no. 2, 2006, pp. 31-34. A) A newspaper article in print. B) A journal article in print. C) A journal article in an online database. D) A book chapter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A journal article in print. 9. How do you punctuate a nonrestrictive clause? A) A nonrestrictive clause is punctuated with commas before and after the clause. B) A nonrestrictive clause is punctuated with a semicolon before and after the clause. C) A nonrestrictive clause is punctuated with no punctuation at all. D) A nonrestrictive clause is punctuated with a colon before and after the clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A nonrestrictive clause is punctuated with commas before and after the clause. 10. If you don't know who the author is, what do you include in the parenthetical citation? A) Title of work and page number. B) Page number. C) Title of work. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Title of work and page number. 11. Insert commas as necessary to set off parenthetical expressions:My brother who lives in New York is visiting us next week. A) My brother, who lives in New York, is visiting us next week. B) My brother who lives, in New York, is visiting us next week. C) My brother who lives in New York is, visiting us next week. D) My brother, who lives in New York is visiting us next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother, who lives in New York, is visiting us next week. 12. Choose the best punctuation for this sentence:John Philip Sousa an American composer was famous for his patriotic marches. A) Sousa an American composer-was famous. B) Sousa (an American composer was) famous. C) Sousa (an American composer) was famous. D) Sousa (an American) composer was famous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sousa (an American composer) was famous. 13. What punctuation is commonly used to set off parenthetical elements? A) Commas. B) Colons. C) Semicolons. D) Dashes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commas. 14. Our neighbor, a sweet elderly professor, stopped by to offer us a plate of banana bread. A) NO CHANGE. B) Neighbor a sweet, elderly professor. C) Neighbor, a sweet, elderly professor,. D) Neighbor, a sweet, elderly professor;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neighbor, a sweet, elderly professor,. 15. Question 12 A) F. B) G. C) H. D) J. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. 16. Brian Suiter, in his recent tennis autobiography, says, "I was so consumed with winning that I forgot the love of the game" (22). A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 17. Which parenthetical phrase fits in this sentence?We went to the beach, ..... , and it was so beautiful. A) It was delicious. B) With our family. C) Vale fell in love with Mati. D) The one next to California,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The one next to California,. 18. Insert commas as necessary to set off parenthetical expressions.We have enough paper plates left over I think. A) Correct as written. B) We have enough, paper plates left over I think. C) We have enough, paper plates, left over I think. D) We have enough paper plates left over, I think. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We have enough paper plates left over, I think. 19. Check the option below that is correctly cited.The original quote is "Josef looked at his father, panicked." Quote was found on page 3 in Refugee by Alan Gratz. A) "Josef looked at his father, panicked. (Gratz, 3). B) "Josef looked at his father, panicked, " (Gratz, 3). C) 'Josef looked at his father, panicked, ' (Grats, 3). D) "Josef looked at his father, panicked." (Gratz, 3). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Josef looked at his father, panicked, " (Gratz, 3). 20. You use this punctuation to set off unnecessary details. A) Commas. B) Dashes. C) Parentheses. D) Periods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parentheses. 21. What is the role of commas in punctuating parenthetical elements? A) Commas are used to separate parenthetical elements from the rest of the sentence, indicating that the information is additional. B) Commas are used to join independent clauses without a conjunction. C) Commas are used to indicate a pause in a sentence for dramatic effect. D) Commas are used to separate items in a list only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commas are used to separate parenthetical elements from the rest of the sentence, indicating that the information is additional. 22. The paint my mother chose was a creamy white color-almost beige.Which part of the sentence shows a nonrestrictive element, provides additional information. A) A creamy white color. B) Paint chosen. C) -almost beige. D) My mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -almost beige. 23. The Chernobyl disaster, as it happens, is considered the worst nuclear power plant accident in history both in terms of cost and casualties. A) NO CHANGE. B) Disaster as it happens. C) Disaster as it happens,. D) Disaster:as it happens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 24. What is the purpose of a parenthetical phrase? A) To add essential information. B) To add nonessential information. C) To change the meaning of the sentence. D) To confuse the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To add nonessential information. 25. All young people at some point must grow up and accept responsibility. A) NO CHANGE. B) People; at some point must. C) People, at some point, must. D) People, at some point must,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People, at some point, must. 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