Parenthetical Commas

Parenthetical Commas

6th Grade

15 Qs

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Parenthetical Commas

Parenthetical Commas

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.6.2A, L.8.1A, L.4.2C

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Parenthetical elements can be removed from a sentence and the sentence will still make sense.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which part of the sentence is the parenthetical element? Marsha loves reptiles, even snakes, and likes to read books about them.

Marsha loves reptiles

even snakes

likes to read

and likes to read books about them

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What punctuation marks can be used to set apart a parenthetical element?

commas

dashes

parentheses

ALL of these!

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What way are the commas being used?


Michael, my friend from middle school, is turning thirteen today.

List

Introduction

Combining Clauses

Extra Information (Parenthetical Statement)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where should the second comma go in the following sentence?


A spinosaurus, my favorite dinosaur has a giant sail on its back.

A spinosaurus, my favorite dinosaur, has a giant sail on its back.

A, spinosaurus, my favorite dinosaur has a giant sail on its back.

A spinosaurus, my favorite dinosaur has a giant sail, on its back.

A spinosaurus, my favorite, dinosaur has a giant sail on its back.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What types of punctuation can you put around a nonrestrictive phrase?

, ,

- - 

( ) 

all

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How can you tell if a phrase is nonessential? 

it has punctuation around it

you naturally pause before and after

you can remove it from the sentence without losing meaning

all of these

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

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