AnswersFL-1001410-English Honors 4Part 1: Gothic Fiction: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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Read the sentence.We’re performing a scene from my favorite book (the second in the trilogy).

A
The writer correctly uses parentheses to de-emphasize a nonrestrictive element in the sentence.
B
The writer incorrectly uses parentheses to emphasize a restrictive element in the sentence.
C
The writer incorrectly uses parentheses to set off a restrictive element in the sentence.
D
The writer correctly uses parentheses to modify a nonrestrictive element in the sentence.
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Read the sentence.My brother who is a superb actor will audition tomorrow for a film role.

A
My brother: who is a superb actor will audition tomorrow for a film role.
B
My brother; who is a superb actor; will audition tomorrow for a film role.
C
My brother who is a superb actor, will audition tomorrow for a film role.
D
My brother—who is a superb actor—will audition tomorrow for a film role.
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Read the sentence.We’re not sure if the tickets are for the preview night, the opening night, this weekend or next week.

A
Both commas should be deleted.
B
There should be a colon after “for.”
C
The commas should be replaced by semicolons.
D
There should be a comma after “weekend.”
7

Read the sentence.Michael Jordan, the basketball player, won six championships for the Chicago Bulls.

A
an independent clause.
B
a nonrestrictive phrase.
C
a restrictive phrase.
D
a dependent clause.
8

Which sentences contain phrases that are hyphenated correctly? Select 3 options.

A
Over a-third of our class walks to school, while another-third rides the bus.
B
The recipe only uses one-sixteenth of a cup of sugar per thirty-two cupcakes.
C
We planted forty-two trees, but the twenty-two apple trees were my favorites.
D
I will be twenty-five years old the same year that my grandma is one-hundred.
E
We had to memorize twenty-one verses, which was only one-half of the poem.
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Sometimes hyphens are used to link words that work together to modify a single noun. These linked words are called

A
compound modifiers.
B
nonrestrictive elements.
C
independent clauses.
D
restrictive elements.

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