This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Parenthetical Constructions – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the correct MLA citation format for a book? A) Author's First Name, Last Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date. B) Title of Book. Author's Last Name, First Name. Publisher, Publication Date. C) The correct MLA citation format for a book is:Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date. D) Publication Date. Publisher, Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The correct MLA citation format for a book is:Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date. 2. One step to effective paraphrasing is to check your version with the original information so that it is accurate. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. What is the primary function of parenthetical commas in a sentence? A) To separate items in a list. B) To introduce a sentence. C) To set off nonessential information. D) To indicate a pause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To set off nonessential information. 4. Identify the sentence with the correctly placed parenthetical element. A) My brother who is a doctor, lives in New York. B) My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York. C) My brother who is a doctor lives in New York. D) My brother, who is a doctor lives in New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York. 5. If you paraphrase somebody else's work, you do not have to use a citation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Identify the sentence with the correct use of commas for parenthetical expressions: A) My brother, who is a great cook, made dinner last night. B) My brother who is a great cook made dinner last night. C) My brother who is a great cook, made dinner last night. D) My brother, who is a great cook made dinner last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother, who is a great cook, made dinner last night. 7. Exercise 2:Using Commas to Set Off Parenthetical ExpressionsIdentify the correct use of commas in the sentence.I must however admit that I was surprised. A) I must however admit, that I was surprised. B) I must, however admit that I was surprised. C) I must, however, admit that I was surprised. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I must, however, admit that I was surprised. 8. Which sentence contains a parenthetical expression? A) The cat slept on the mat. B) The cat, which was very lazy, slept on the mat. C) The cat slept soundly. D) The mat was comfortable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cat, which was very lazy, slept on the mat. 9. Random raindrops, some as large as golf balls soon fell hard. A) NO CHANGE. B) Random raindrops, some as large as golf balls, soon fell hard. C) Random raindrops, some as, large as golf balls soon fell hard. D) Random raindrops, some as large as golf balls, soon fell, hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Random raindrops, some as large as golf balls, soon fell hard. 10. What type of source is this?Milken, Michael, et al. "On Global Warming and Financial Imbalances." New Perspectives Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 4, 2006, p. 63. Project Muse, http://www.projectmuse.com/milkentext/8729387. Accessed 3 Feb. 2018. A) A book. B) A journal article in print. C) A journal article in an online database. D) A magazine article. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A journal article in an online database. 11. Pirates those legendary plunderers of the ocean made many spectacular heists on the high seas. A) Correct as Written. B) Pirates, those legendary plunderers, of the ocean made many spectacular heists on the high seas. C) Pirates, those legendary plunderers of the ocean, made many spectacular heists on the high seas. D) Pirates those, legendary plunderers of the ocean made, many spectacular heists on the high seas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pirates, those legendary plunderers of the ocean, made many spectacular heists on the high seas. 12. My siblings and I spent our summers at our grandparents' farm, where Grandpa's firefly hunting expeditions kept us up long past our bedtimes. A) NO CHANGE. B) Kept us up long, past,. C) Kept us up, long past,. D) Kept us up, long, past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 13. When should in-text citations be used in an MLA paper? A) In-text citations should only be used for long quotes in an MLA paper. B) In-text citations should be used in an MLA paper only for the author's own ideas. C) In-text citations should be used in an MLA paper whenever you directly quote, paraphrase, or refer to the work of another author. D) In-text citations are not necessary in an MLA paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In-text citations should be used in an MLA paper whenever you directly quote, paraphrase, or refer to the work of another author. 14. The phrase "et al." indicates: A) There are other authors who helped write the text. B) The author is deceased. C) The author has a doctorate (Ph.D). D) The author also edited the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There are other authors who helped write the text. 15. Which of the following is NOT a parenthetical element:'Walt Disney, (1901-1946), created a magical amusement park.'? A) Walt Disney. B) (1901-1946). C) Created a magical amusement park. D) (created a magical amusement park). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walt Disney. 16. Select the sentence that uses dashes correctly for a parenthetical element. 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: A) The teacher-who was very strict-gave us extra homework. 17. Choose the best punctuation for this sentence:We find their shells in the rocks turned to stone thousands of years old. A) Rocks-turned to stone thousands-. B) Rocks-turned to stone thousands. C) Rocks-turned to stone-thousands. D) Rocks turned to stone-thousands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rocks-turned to stone thousands. 18. Identify the correct use of commas in the sentence.Another consideration should be her years of experience however. A) Another consideration should be her years of experience, however. B) Another consideration, should be her years of experience however. C) Another consideration should be her years, of experience, however. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Another consideration should be her years of experience, however. 19. Where should a comma be added in this sentence? Atlanta, home of the World of Coke is a great place to visit. A) After Coke. B) After is. C) After place. D) After home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After Coke. 20. What type of source is this?Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission:Saving the Planet." The New York Times, 22 May 2007, www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/science/earth/22ander.html? ..... r=0. Accessed 12 May 2016. A) Magazine article online. B) Newspaper article online. C) Scholarly journal article in an online database. D) Page on a website. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Newspaper article online. 21. EXERCISE 2:Setting Off Parenthetical ExpressionsInsert commas as necessary to set off parenthetical expressions. I therefore went out shopping for a new suit. A) Correct as written. B) I therefore went out shopping, for a new suit. C) I, therefore, went out shopping for a new suit. D) I, therefore went out, shopping for a new suit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I, therefore, went out shopping for a new suit. 22. Use a signal phrase in a citation for an online article with a corporate author. A) According to my friend, . B) According to a random person on the internet, . C) According to the American Heart Association, . D) As stated by the CEO of Apple, . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) According to the American Heart Association, . 23. Civil engineer, Joseph Bazalgette was chosen to design the London underground sewage system. A) NO CHANGE. B) Engineer-Joseph Bazalgette. C) Engineer Joseph Bazalgette,. D) Engineer Joseph Bazalgette. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Engineer Joseph Bazalgette. 24. How are commas used in this sentence? My dad loves sports, especially football, and watches them on TV. A) To insert an additional thought. B) To separate items into a list. C) To introduce the sentence. D) To connect two different ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To insert an additional thought. 25. Choose the best punctuation for this sentence:The rose bush in the front yard which I planted needs to be trimmed. A) Yard which I planted needs. B) Yard, which I planted needs,. C) Yard (which I planted needs). D) Yard-which I planted-needs. 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