Mastery Prep Parenthetical Elements

The investment banker was surprised to find that his high school marching band picture (complete with the terrible haircut he had sported at the time was now circulating as a popular meme.

• no change

• complete with the terrible haircut he had sported at the time,

• —complete with the terrible haircut he had sported at the time—

• complete with the terrible haircut he had sported at the time—

• NO CHANGE

• so

• but

• because

What is the correct format for a paranthetical MLA citation?

• (Smith 5).

• (Smith p. 5).

• .(Smith 5)

• (Smith, 5).

A MLA in-text/paranthetical citation should be located:

• just after the information being cited

• just before the information being cited

• at the bottom of the page

• on the last page of the paper

The placement of an in-text or parenthetical citation within a paper is important.  Select which in-text citation is properly done from the options below.

• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately (Smith 10).

• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith 10)

• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith p.10)

• (Smith 10) Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately

What is the correct parenthetical citation to use in the paper if the citation is:
"Humanities Rocks." Fort Dodge Senior
             High, 6 September 2016. Web. 5 January 2017.

• ("Humanities Rocks").

• (Humanities Rocks).

• ("Humanities Rocks." Fort Dodge Senior High, 6 September 2016. Web. 2017).

• (No author).

Which sentence correctly uses a parenthetical element?

• The car, a red convertible, sped down the highway.

• The car a red convertible sped down the highway.

• The car (a red convertible) sped down the highway.

• The car - a red convertible - sped down the highway.

Identify the sentence with the correctly placed parenthetical element.

• My brother who is a doctor, lives in New York.

• My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York.

• My brother who is a doctor lives in New York.

• My brother, who is a doctor lives in New York.

What is the purpose of a parenthetical element in a sentence?

• To add essential information to the sentence.

• To provide additional, non-essential information.

• To change the meaning of the sentence.

• To confuse the reader.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses commas with a parenthetical element.

• The book, which was published in 1999 is a bestseller.

• The book which was published in 1999, is a bestseller.

• The book, which was published in 1999, is a bestseller.

• The book which, was published in 1999 is a bestseller.