Parenthetical Phrases

What are parenthetical phrases?

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

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

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

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

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

• fast and red

• went to school

• already late by five minutes

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.

• My mother

• where the train was.

• who had been waiting for the past 30 minutes

• was beginning to question

Which sentence has a parenthetical phrase?

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

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

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

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

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.

• My mother

• who had been waiting for the past 30 minutes

• was beginning to question

• where the train was.

Which of these sentences has a parenthetical element?

• The bus, which was yellow, had broken down.

• The car, which was red, had a flat tire.

• The car had a flat tire.

• The bus had broken down.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Flossing every day in the opinion of most dentists decreases, the chances of, getting gum disease.

• Flossing, every day, in the opinion of most dentists decreases the chances of getting gum disease.

• Flossing every day, in the opinion of most dentists, decreases the chances of getting gum disease.

What type of parenthetical information is in the sentence below?Kathy's meatloaf, dry and disappointing, was the talk of the party.

• adverb

• adjective

• noun

• preposition

• verb

True or False. If the parenthetical element is at the end of the sentence, add either the comma, parentheses mark or dash and then a period.

• True

• False

• sometimes

What type of parenthetical information is in the sentence below? Evan, speed walking down the hall, was late for class.

• adverb

• adjective

• noun

• preposition

• verb