Nonrestrictive Elements and Parallel Structure

Question 1

Which element in the sentence is nonrestrictive?

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B: my father

Question 2

Choose the proper punctuation for the sentence.

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A: Jim, my father, is going to drive me to the mall.

Question 3

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

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B: The game, which lasted twelve innings, ended with a Red Sox victory!

Question 4

What effect does the punctuation have on the meaning or impact of this sentence?

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B: It emphasizes the Red Sox’s win.

Question 5

What is the effect of Friedan’s comma usage in this excerpt?

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B: It separates items in a long list of expectations without slowing the pace of the paragraph.

Question 6

What punctuation is best for sentence 1?

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A: commas

Question 7

The commas .

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A: clarify the subject without breaking the flow

Question 8

The parentheses .

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A: emphasize the colonists’ independence

Question 9

What punctuation is best for sentence 2?

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B: parentheses

Question 10

What punctuation is best for sentence 3?

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C: dashes

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