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Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Words, Phrases, and Clauses — Quiz

Question 25 • English Language Arts 10

Read the sentence. The children, who were lucky, got presents. Which statements accurately describe the sentence? Choose two correct answers.

Answer
A
The sentence contains a nonrestrictive appositive.
B
All of the children got presents.
C
The sentence contains a nonrestrictive clause.
D
Only the lucky children got presents.
E
The sentence contains a restrictive appositive.

Explanation

The clause “who were lucky” is set off by commas, so it adds extra information about the children rather than identifying which children. That makes it a nonrestrictive clause. The sentence says that the children got presents, so all the children being referred to got presents; it does not say that only lucky children got them.

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