This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Parenthetical Elements – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parenthetical Elements Quiz 4 (23 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The movie, released last year to critical acclaim, receive/receives several awards. A) Receive. B) Receives. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receives. 2. Stella, as well as Elsa and the other girls, is/are playing outside A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 3. What should you use around the italics? The lion the fiercest animal in the entire zoo roared loudly. A) Commas. B) Parentheses. C) Dashes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dashes. 4. Dashes are used to add emphasis, set off a new thought or show a sudden change in thinking. A) True. B) False. C) Sometimes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. These days, with information so easily available via the Internet; it's easy to forget that library card catalogs were once the starting point for research projects. A) NO CHANGE. B) Internet, its. C) Internet; its. D) Internet, it's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Internet, it's. 6. As a matter of fact my brother is a very talented actor who has won several prestigious drama awards; if he is diligent, he may have the opportunity to pursue a professional career in this field. A) No change. B) Fact, my brother is a very talented actor;. C) Fact, my brother is a very talented actor. D) Fact my brother is a very talented actor,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fact, my brother is a very talented actor. 7. 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. 8. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a parenthetical element? A) The cake, which was chocolate, was delicious. B) The cake which was chocolate was delicious. C) The cake, which was chocolate was delicious. D) The cake which, was chocolate, was delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cake, which was chocolate, was delicious. 9. Which sentence uses commas correctly to set off a parenthetical element? A) The movie, which was a thriller, kept us on the edge of our seats. B) The movie which was a thriller kept us on the edge of our seats. C) The movie, which was a thriller kept us on the edge of our seats. D) The movie which, was a thriller, kept us on the edge of our seats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movie, which was a thriller, kept us on the edge of our seats. 10. The names we had picked out in advance-Shadow, Scamp, and Skip, didn't seem to fit once we met the puppies in person. A) NO CHANGE. B) Skip-. C) Skip:. D) Skip. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skip-. 11. Our vacation, a much-needed break from work, was /were filled with relaxation and adventure. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 12. Which answer choice correctly uses dashes to set off the nonrestrictive elements in this sentence? Ryan my brilliant friend wants to be a nuclear physicist. A) Ryan my brilliant friend wants to be a nuclear physicist. B) Ryan my brilliant friend wants to be a nuclear physicist. C) Ryan my brilliant friend wants to be a nuclear physicist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ryan my brilliant friend wants to be a nuclear physicist. 13. Which of these sentences has a parenthetical element? A) The bird, a yellow parrot, had escaped. B) The bird had escaped. C) The bird had escaped; she described it as a yellow parrot. D) The yellow parrot had escaped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The bird, a yellow parrot, had escaped. 14. Much to my chagrin, scientific studies, ..... have failed to prove the health benefits of chocolate ice cream. A) No change. B) Chagrin scientific studies,. C) Chagrin, scientific studies. D) Chagrin (scientific studies,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chagrin, scientific studies. 15. A month later, his son Tim, made the varsity baseball team after training vigorously all summer. A) NO CHANGE. B) Later, his son, Tim,. C) Later, his son, Tim. D) Later his son Tim,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Later, his son, Tim,. 16. Polio a disease that struck fear in parents was a terrible illness that could cripple children. A) Polio, a disease that struck fear in parents, was. B) Polio, a disease that struck fear in parents-was. C) Polio (a disease that struck fear in parents), was. D) Polio-a disease that struck fear in parents, was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polio, a disease that struck fear in parents, was. 17. Which rule does this dash follow in this sentence?"But they're stories, " I said. "They're ..... myths, to explain lightning and the seasons and stuff" (67). A) An interruption in thought/speech to give EXTRA INFO/Side comment. B) A hesitating speech like stuttering. C) An abrupt stop of a sentence (like getting cut-off). D) A pause in speech to signify a heavier emphasis on nearby words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A hesitating speech like stuttering. 18. What is a parenthetical element in a sentence? A) The main subject of a sentence. B) Extra information that adds detail but isn't necessary to the meaning. C) A type of sentence fragment. D) A confusing part of a run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extra information that adds detail but isn't necessary to the meaning. 19. My mother who lives in Alaska is a nurse. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 20. The book, written by a renowned author, explores/explore themes of love and loss. A) Explores. B) Explore. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explores. 21. Fans, hundreds of them lined up for blocks to see the arrival of the rapper. A) NO CHANGE. B) Fans hundreds of them. C) Fans, hundreds, of them. D) Fans, hundreds of them,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fans, hundreds of them,. 22. True or False. This sentence is punctuated correctly. Abraham Lincoln-a loser in more than ten elections-finally won the Presidency. A) True. B) False. C) Sometimes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. In other words, the camp was outfitted with the emergency rations needed, to survive the blizzard, the hikers were soon to face A) NO CHANGE. B) Rations needed to survive the blizzard. C) Rations, needed to survive the blizzard. D) Rations needed to survive the blizzard,. 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