Parentheticals

Parentheticals

9th Grade

15 Qs

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Parentheticals

Parentheticals

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

Jake, my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 

Jake my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 

Jake my black, and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 

Jake, my black and white cat loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

parentheticals

Bring back into original use function or position

Done or happening in an instant

A word or phrase that gives further information about something in the sentence

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a parenthetical expression?

A word or phrase that gives additional information

A main clause in a sentence

A type of punctuation mark

A verb form

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which sentence contains a parenthetical expression?

The cat slept on the mat.

The cat, which was very lazy, slept on the mat.

The cat slept soundly.

The mat was comfortable.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the parenthetical in the following sentence: 'My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York.'

My brother

who is a doctor

lives in

New York

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What punctuation is commonly used to set off parentheticals?

Commas

Semicolons

Colons

Hyphens

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a parenthetical?

An appositive

A relative clause

A main clause

An interjection

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