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.

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

• True

• False

• Sometimes

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,

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

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• neighbor a sweet, elderly professor

• neighbor, a sweet, elderly professor,

• neighbor, a sweet, elderly professor;

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

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.

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.

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,

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,

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,