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.
  • 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.
  • 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'.
  • 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.  ✓
  • 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.
  • 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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