6. Non-essential Information

Question 1

When the information between commas is crossed out the sentences (does/doesn’t) makes sense.

Answer 1

does

Question 2

Single words, generally transitions such as however and though, (can/cannot) be used non-essentially.

Answer 2

can

Question 3

Correct: London is an old city. It does (word however with correct punctuation) have some modern parts.

Answer 3

, however,

Question 4

The only time dashes are not grammatically identical to commas when setting off non-essential information is that non-essential words (can / cannot) be set off by commas only.

Answer 4

must

Question 5

Grammatically, dashes are identical to _____ when used to set off non-essential Information.

Answer 5

commas

Question 6

A comma before open parenthesis is always (incorrect / correct).

Answer 6

incorrect

Question 7

in some RARE instances, a comma may be required after a ______ parenthesis for an unrelated reason (e.g. to set off FANBOYS + the following sentence).

Answer 7

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