Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Words, Phrases, and Clauses
Question 8 of 15 • Summer School 26: Literature & Composition II
Read the paragraph.(1) Outside, the snow hit the ground with a faint tapping; inside, the heater came on with a distant roar. (2) Outside, the wind howled through the big oak; a log snapped in the fireplace. (3) Outside, footsteps crunched hurriedly past the window; inside, the cat stretched and purred. (4) Outside, an owl hooted softly; inside, a page turned.
Answer
A
Sentence 1 should be revised to read, “Outside the snow fell; inside the heater came on with a distant roar.”
B
Sentence 2 should be revised to read, “Outside, the wind howled through the big oak; inside, a log snapped in the fireplace.”
C
Sentence 3 should be revised to read, “Outside, footsteps walked hurriedly past the window; inside, the cat stretched and purred.”
D
Sentence 4 should be revised to read, “In the night, an owl hooted; in the room, a page turned.”