Punctuating Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Elements
Question 2 • MO-English Language Arts 9 B-CR
Which sentences are punctuated correctly? Check all that apply.My science teacher, who is new to my school, is encouraging me to enter the science fair.My friend Ray a figure skater would like to learn to play chess.Javier made a sculpture out of seashells, that he found on the beach.The roses that I planted in my garden have not yet bloomed.The winning dog which is a collie completed the course in only twelve seconds.
Answer
A
My science teacher, who is new to my school, is encouraging me to enter the science fair.
B
My friend Ray a figure skater would like to learn to play chess.
C
Javier made a sculpture out of seashells, that he found on the beach.
D
The roses that I planted in my garden have not yet bloomed.
E
The winning dog which is a collie completed the course in only twelve seconds.
Explanation
A is correct because “who is new to my school” adds extra information, so it is set off with commas. D is correct because “that I planted in my garden” identifies which roses, so it is not set off with commas. B needs commas around “a figure skater,” and C should not have a comma before the identifying clause “that he found on the beach.” E needs commas around the extra information “which is a collie.”
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