Quiz about Parenthetical Phrases

Question 1

What are parenthetical phrases?

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a phrase that has been added into a sentence which is already complete, to provide additional information.

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a group of words including a verb and its complements, objects, or other modifiers that functions syntactically as a verb.

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any member of a class of words that modify nouns and pronouns, primarily by describing a particular quality of the word they are modifying.

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a group of two or more words that function together as an adverb

Question 2

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

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already late by five minutes

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fast and red

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went to school

Question 3

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.

Accepted Answer

who had been waiting for the past 30 minutes

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My mother

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where the train was.

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was beginning to question

Question 4

Which sentence would be correct to put into this parenthetical phrase?
______who is really handsome______.

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My boyfriend, ______, brought milk for my family.

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The fastest Nissan GTR car, _____, is faster than the car I have.

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The best song of 2017 was,______, was Despacito.

Question 5

Which parenthetical phrase fits into this sentence?
He came in a beautiful red car,______, and he gave it to me!

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which is my favorite car

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which my favorite food

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who has a donut

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which is the best movie

Question 6

Which sentence best fits this parenthetical phrase?
____which was louder every minute, _____.

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The neighbor's music, _____________ had a good beat.

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the most delicious food I had ever tried ______ had been from that place.

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Real Madrid, ________, is ha best soccer team.

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Moises is the most handsome guy in the world, ________, he was wearing a sweater.

Question 7

Which parenthetical phrase fits in this sentence?
We went to the beach,______, and it was so beautiful.

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the one next to California,

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it was delicious

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with our family

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Vale fell in love with Mati

Question 8

Which sentence has a parenthetical phrase?

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The fast Audi car, which had a problem in the engine, was going to Las Vegas.

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The quick red fox ran around the house, while my dog chased after it, and the fox died

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Annik has a little brother, he is very handsome, and very good at soccer.

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Sean drove a car, illegally, and got caught by the police.

Question 9

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

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which is a clothing line

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is amazing

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works

Question 10

Which sentence would be correct to put into this parenthetical phrase?
My cousin, _________, decided to stay on the bench.

Accepted Answer

who doesn't like pools

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with me

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was eating

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while swimming