U1 Review - Parenthetical Elements

How are commas used in this sentence? My dad loves sports, especially football, and watches them on TV.

• To insert an additional thought

• To separate items into a list

• To introduce the sentence

• To connect two different ideas

Where should a comma be added in this sentence? Atlanta, home of the World of Coke is a great place to visit.

• after Coke

• after is

• after place

• after home

Where should a comma be added in this sentence? Some students got a 100 on the test including May, Sam, and Cory.

• after test

• after students

• after 100

• after including

TRUE or FALSE: Parenthetical elements can be removed from a sentence and the sentence will still make sense.

• True

• False

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

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

• commas

• dashes

• parentheses

• ALL of these!