
Understanding Interrupters in Sentences

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6th - 7th Grade
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Hard

Richard Gonzalez
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary function of an interrupter in a sentence?
To confuse the reader
To provide additional thoughts or emotions
To add humor
To lengthen the sentence
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does an interrupter affect the tone of a sentence?
It makes the sentence sound robotic
It can change the emotion or emphasis
It adds a casual tone
It makes the sentence more formal
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the incorrect sentence example, what was missing?
An exclamation mark
Commas around the interrupter
A semicolon
A period
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is it important to use commas with interrupters?
To make the sentence longer
To clarify the additional thought
To confuse the reader
To make the sentence sound more complex
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the example 'It was, thankfully, the last day of exams', what role does 'thankfully' play?
It is the main subject
It is an adjective
It is an interrupter adding emotion
It is a verb
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How are interrupters typically used in speech compared to writing?
They are not used in either
They are used less in speech
They are used more in speech
They are used more in writing
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the sentence 'Jimmy's attitude, if you can call it that, was not ideal', what is the interrupter?
the entire sentence
if you can call it that
Jimmy's attitude
was not ideal
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main takeaway about the use of interrupters?
They should be avoided
They add unnecessary complexity
They are only used in informal writing
They add new information and must be punctuated correctly
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