Mastery Prep Parenthetical Elements

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Two students obviously pranksters, replaced the chalk in the classrooms, with sticks of white chocolate.

• Two students, obviously pranksters, replaced the chalk in the classrooms with sticks of white chocolate.

• Two students obviously pranksters replaced the chalk, in the classrooms, with sticks of white chocolate.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

A parenthetical element is always necessary to a sentence's meaning.

• True

• False

• Sometimes

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CCSS.L.6.2A

They returned to Limestone Dr., the street they grew up on one final time before heading north to Seattle.

• NO CHANGE

• Limestone Dr., the street, they grew up on

• Limestone Dr. the street they grew up on

• Limestone Dr., the street they grew up on,

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

Our neighbor, a sweet elderly professor, stopped by to offer us a plate of banana bread.

• NO CHANGE

• neighbor a sweet, elderly professor

• neighbor, a sweet, elderly professor,

• neighbor, a sweet, elderly professor;

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

These horseradish and chive chips - the ones I just picked up from Trader Joe's - are my kryptonite.

• NO CHANGE

• chips - the ones I just picked up - from Trader Joe's -

• chips; the ones I just picked up from Trader Joe's,

• chips; the ones I just picked up from Trader Joe's

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Random raindrops, some as large as golf balls soon fell hard.

• NO CHANGE

• Random raindrops, some as large as golf balls, soon fell hard.

• Random raindrops, some as, large as golf balls soon fell hard.

• Random raindrops, some as large as golf balls, soon fell, hard.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

I had been looking at him, when, turning suddenly he caught my gaze fastened on his face.

• NO CHANGE

• I had been looking at him, when, turning suddenly, he caught my gaze fastened on his face.

• I had been looking at him, when turning, suddenly he caught my gaze fastened on his face.

• I had been looking at him, when turning suddenly he caught my gaze fastened on his face.

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CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.4.1B

In other words, the camp was outfitted with the emergency rations needed, to survive the blizzard, the hikers were soon to face

• NO CHANGE

• rations needed to survive the blizzard

• rations, needed to survive the blizzard

• rations needed to survive the blizzard,

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Fans, hundreds of them lined up for blocks to see the arrival of the rapper.

• NO CHANGE

• Fans hundreds of them

• Fans, hundreds, of them

• Fans, hundreds of them,

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

Hong Kong, a former British colony was returned to China after 100 years.

• no change

• Kong, a former British colony,

• Kong a former British colony

• Kong–a former British colony,

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C