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Punctuating Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Elements

Question 53 • MO-English Language Arts 9 B-CR

Which sentences are punctuated correctly? Check all that apply.

Answer
A
Adriana (who won a prestigious art award last year) is studying painting in school.
B
Adriana—who won a prestigious art award last year is studying painting—in school.
C
Adriana, who won a prestigious art award last year, is studying painting in school.
D
Adriana—who won a prestigious art award last year—is studying painting in school.
E
Adriana who won a prestigious art award last year is studying painting in school.

Explanation

The phrase “who won a prestigious art award last year” adds extra information about Adriana, so it should be set off with matching punctuation. A uses parentheses, C uses commas, and D uses a pair of dashes correctly. B places the closing dash after “painting” instead of after the extra-information phrase, and E leaves that phrase unmarked.

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