Starter quiz
- Which sentence contains parenthesis?
- The macaroni penguin is a vulnerable species.
- The macaroni penguin, a member of the family Eudyptes, is a vulnerable species. ✓
- The macaroni penguin is a member of the family Eudyptes.
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- Which sentence has the parenthesis punctuated correctly with commas?
- The penguin, which is 70 centimetres in length, weighs around 3.5 kilograms. ✓
- The penguin, which is 70 centimetres in length weighs around 3.5 kilograms.
- The penguin which is 70 centimetres in length, weighs around 3.5 kilograms.
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- Which of these sentences contains a relative clause as the parenthesis?
- The penguin, a flightless bird, is well-adapted for swimming.
- The penguin, which spends half the year at sea, is well-adapted for swimming. ✓
- The penguin's nest, a shallow dent, is called a 'scrape'.
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- Which of the sentences combines the two following facts correctly using parenthesis? 'The penguin's body is well-insulated.'; 'It is very streamlined.'
- The penguin's body is well-insulated and it is very streamlined.
- The penguin's body, which is very streamlined is well-insulated.
- The penguin's body, which is very streamlined, is well-insulated. ✓
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- Which sentence uses brackets correctly for parenthesis?
- Krill (a tiny crustacean forms) the bulk of the penguin's diet.
- Krill (a tiny crustacean) forms the bulk of the penguin's diet. ✓
- Krill (a tiny crustacean forms the bulk) of the penguin's diet.
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- Which sentence uses brackets correctly to combine the two following facts? 'Colonies are found across three continents.'; 'Colonies are groups of up to 100,000 penguins.'
- Colonies (groups of up to 100,000 penguins) are found across three continents. ✓
- Colonies groups (of up to 100,000 penguins) are found across three continents.
- Colonies (groups of up to 100,000) penguins are found across three continents.
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