Bellringer Quiz Using Interrupters in Sentences

What is an interrupter in a sentence?

• A word or phrase that is essential to the meaning of the sentence

• A nonessential word, phrase, or clause that provides extra information

• The main verb of the sentence

• The subject of the sentence

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CCSS.L.5.1A

Which of the following sentences contains an interrupter?

• The cat slept on the mat.

• The movie, to be perfectly honest, was really good.

• She likes to read books.

• My friend is coming over.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

In the sentence "My dog, Scout, loves to chase squirrels," what is the interrupter?

• My dog

• Scout

• loves to chase squirrels

• squirrels

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CCSS.L.5.1A

Which punctuation is commonly used to set off interrupters in a sentence?

• Periods

• Commas

• Semicolons

• Colons

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What is the purpose of using an interrupter in a sentence?

• To provide essential information

• To add extra, nonessential information

• To change the tense of the verb

• To introduce a new paragraph

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CCSS.L.5.1A

Which sentence correctly uses an interrupter?

• My friend Mark is visiting us next month.

• My friend, Mark, is visiting us next month.

• My friend is visiting us next month Mark.

• My friend is visiting, Mark, us next month.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Combine the following sentences using an interrupter: "Maria’s father is a chef. Maria’s father makes amazing food."

• Maria’s father is a chef and makes amazing food.

• Maria’s father, a chef, makes amazing food.

• Maria’s father makes amazing food, a chef.

• Maria’s father is a chef, makes amazing food.

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CCSS.L.5.1A

Choose the sentence that correctly combines the following using an interrupter: "Fluoride protects your teeth's enamel from cavities. Fluoride is an element found in the Earth's crust."

• Fluoride protects your teeth's enamel from cavities, an element found in the Earth's crust.

• Fluoride, an element found in the Earth's crust, protects your teeth's enamel from cavities.

• Fluoride protects your teeth's enamel from cavities and is an element found in the Earth's crust.

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CCSS.L.5.1A

Which of the following sentences uses an interrupter to provide extra information about a movie?

• The movie was really good.

• The movie, which premiered yesterday, was too violent.

• The movie is too violent.

• The movie premiered yesterday.

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CCSS.L.5.1A

Identify the interrupter in the following sentence: "The movie, to be perfectly honest, was really good."

• The movie

• to be perfectly honest

• was really good

• really good

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CCSS.L.5.1A