This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Parenthetical Constructions – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Add commas where they are needed in the following sentence:On top of Sapo Hill in Rome fat from sacrificed animals was used to make soap. A) Correct as written. B) On top of Sapo Hill in Rome fat, from sacrificed animals was used to make soap. C) On top of Sapo Hill, in Rome fat from sacrificed animals was used to make soap. D) On top of Sapo Hill in Rome, fat from sacrificed animals was used to make soap. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On top of Sapo Hill in Rome, fat from sacrificed animals was used to make soap. 2. Identify the correct use of commas in the sentence.She tried in fact to contact the owner several times. A) She tried in fact to contact the owner, several, times. B) She tried in fact to contact the owner several, times. C) She tried, in fact, to contact the owner several times. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She tried, in fact, to contact the owner several times. 3. Why is it important to understand parenthetical elements in writing? A) They help to make writing more complex and difficult to read. B) They allow the writer to include additional information without disrupting the main flow of the sentence. C) They are used to replace the main ideas in a sentence. D) They are only necessary in academic writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They allow the writer to include additional information without disrupting the main flow of the sentence. 4. The four parts of an in-text citation are ..... A) Open parenteses, author's last name, page number, and close parentheses. B) Open parentheses, author's first name, page number, and close parentheses. C) Open parentheses, author's last name, a comma, the page number, and a close parentheses. D) Parentheses, quote, comma, author's last name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open parenteses, author's last name, page number, and close parentheses. 5. Use a signal phrase in a citation for a journal article with a single author. A) Do not mention the author's name at all in the citation. B) Introduce the author's name before the citation. C) Use the author's initials instead of their full name in the citation. D) Include the author's name at the end of the citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Introduce the author's name before the citation. 6. Along with fellow, magician, Roy Horn, Siegfried performed for over a decade at the Mirage resort in Las Vegas. A) NO CHANGE. B) Fellow magician,. C) Fellow, magician. D) Fellow magician. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fellow magician. 7. Which of the following sentences contains a parenthetical element? A) The cat sat on the mat. B) The cat, surprisingly, sat on the mat. C) The cat sat on the mat and purred. D) The cat sat on the mat in the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cat, surprisingly, sat on the mat. 8. Jeremy not only enjoyed chicken tenders he loved them. A) NO CHANGE. B) Enjoyed, chicken tenders,. C) Enjoyed chicken tenders,. D) Enjoyed, chicken tenders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enjoyed chicken tenders,. 9. Add the correct parenthetical citation to the end of the sentence below.Use this information to help you answer:Author:Daniel Wentz and Carson JonesPage Number:272Title of Work:America's CamelotJFK was the first U.S. President born in the 20th century ..... A) (Daniel and Carson 272). B) (Daniel Wentz 272). C) Wentz and Jones 272. D) (Wentz and Jones 272). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (Wentz and Jones 272). 10. What is the correct way to format a parenthetical citation for a book with a single author in MLA style? A) (Author's Last Name page number). B) (Author's First Name page number). C) (Author's Last Name, First Name). D) (Author's First Name, Last Name). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Author's Last Name page number). 11. What is a parenthetical expression? A) A word or phrase that gives additional information. B) A main clause in a sentence. C) A type of punctuation mark. D) A verb form. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A word or phrase that gives additional information. 12. Which sentence correctly uses a parenthetical element? A) The car, a red convertible, sped down the highway. B) The car a red convertible sped down the highway. C) The car (a red convertible) sped down the highway. D) The car-a red convertible-sped down the highway. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The car, a red convertible, sped down the highway. 13. In-text citations are also known as ..... A) Textual citations. B) Parentheses citations. C) In-text parentheses. D) Parenthetical citations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parenthetical citations. 14. Which sentence uses parenthetical commas correctly? A) The car, a red convertible is parked outside. B) The car a red convertible, is parked outside. C) The car, a red convertible, is parked outside. D) The car a red, convertible is parked outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The car, a red convertible, is parked outside. 15. A student is quoting from the book A Separate Peace by John Knowles. Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (88). B) (John 88). C) (Knowles 88). D) (John p. 88). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (Knowles 88). 16. Which parenthetical phrase fits in this sentence?Forever 21, ..... , has clothes for women and men. A) Which is a clothing line. B) Is amazing. C) Works. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which is a clothing line. 17. Harper Lee published her novel To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960 after a group of friends gave her a sum of money to support her work as a full-time writer. A) NO CHANGE. B) Her, novel To Kill a Mockingbird, in 1960,. C) Her, novel, To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960,. D) Her novel:To Kill a Mockingbird, in 1960. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 18. Is the following sentence punctuated correctly? The book, which was on the shelf, fell down. A) A) Yes. B) B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) Yes. 19. Is this citation done correctly or incorrectly:The text states, "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" (Tolkein page 229). A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 20. How do you properly format this quotation and citation?I smiled-for what had I now to fear?Edgar Allan Poepage 87 A) "I smiled-for what had I now to fear?" (Poe 87). B) "I smiled-for what had I now to fear" (Poe 87)?. C) "I smiled-for what had I now to fear? (Poe, 87)" . D) "I smiled, for what had I now to fear?" (Poe, 87). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I smiled-for what had I now to fear?" (Poe 87). 21. How does a parenthetical affect the main sentence? A) It changes the main meaning. B) It adds extra information. C) It removes information. D) It replaces the main clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It adds extra information. 22. Identify the correct use of commas in the sentence:The book which I borrowed from you is excellent. A) The book, which I borrowed from you, is excellent. B) The book which, I borrowed from you, is excellent. C) The book which I borrowed, from you is excellent. D) The book, which I borrowed from you is excellent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The book, which I borrowed from you, is excellent. 23. In the same year, 1971, three artists of diverse ethnic backgrounds received national awards for their contributions to performance at, gaining large strides in the diversification of the medium. A) NO CHANGE. B) 1971, and. C) 1971;. D) 1971. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 24. What is the purpose of a parenthetical? A) To confuse the reader. B) To add humor. C) To provide additional information. D) To replace the main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To provide additional information. 25. Which sentence contains a parenthetical phrase? A) The car is red. B) The car, which is red, is parked outside. C) The car is parked outside. D) The car is fast. 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