Parenthetical Phrases

What are parenthetical phrases?

• a group of words including a verb and its complements, objects, or other modifiers that functions syntactically as a verb.
• a phrase that has been added into a sentence which is already complete, to provide additional information.
• any member of a class of words that modify nouns and pronouns, primarily by describing a particular quality of the word they are modifying.
• a group of two or more words that function together as an adverb

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Which parenthetical phrase fits into this sentence?
The train,________,was carrying milk.

• fast and red
• went to school
• already late by five minutes

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CCSS.L.6.2A

What is the parenthetical phrase in this sentence?
My mother, who had been waiting for the past 30 minutes, was beginning to question where the train was.

• My mother
• where the train was.
• who had been waiting for the past 30 minutes
• was beginning to question

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence would be correct to put into this parenthetical phrase?
______who is really handsome______.

• The fastest Nissan GTR car, _____, is faster than the car I have.
• My boyfriend, ______, brought milk for my family.
• The best song of 2017 was,______, was Despacito.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Which parenthetical phrase fits into this sentence?
He came in a beautiful red car,______, and he gave it to me!

• which my favorite food
• who has a donut
• which is my favorite car
• which is the best movie

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence best fits this parenthetical phrase?
____which was louder every minute, _____.

• the most delicious food I had ever tried ______ had been from that place.
• The neighbor's music, _____________ had a good beat.
• Real Madrid, ________, is ha best soccer team.
• Moises is the most handsome guy in the world, ________, he was wearing a sweater. 

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Which parenthetical phrase fits in this sentence?
We went to the beach,______, and it was so beautiful.

• it was delicious
• with our family
• Vale fell in love with Mati
• the one next to California,

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence has a parenthetical phrase?

• The quick red fox ran around the house, while my dog chased after it, and the fox died
• The fast Audi car, which had a problem in the engine, was going to Las Vegas.
• Annik has a little brother, he is very handsome, and very good at soccer.
• Sean drove a car, illegally, and got caught by the police.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Which parenthetical phrase fits in this sentence?
Forever 21, _________ , has clothes for women and men.

• which is a clothing line
• is amazing
• works

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence would be correct to put into this parenthetical phrase?
My cousin, _________, decided to stay on the bench.

• with me
• who doesn't like pools
• was eating
• while swimming

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CCSS.L.6.2A