Parenthetical Expressions

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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. 

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,

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.

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

• which is a clothing line
• is amazing
• works

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