Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Words, Phrases, and Clauses

Question 1

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

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C: I need to buy these ingredients for the recipe: tofu, peanuts, and fish sauce.

Question 2

The children, who were lucky, received presents.

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The sentence contains a non-restrictive appositive.:

Question 3

Which sentence best uses parallel structure?

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A: My sisters are all artistic—Patricia writes, Mary sculpts, and Elizabeth composes.

Question 4

Which sentences correctly use parentheses? Select two options.We went to the state fair (held in the state capital) for the first time this year.For my birthday, my parents got me tickets to Hamilton (my favorite musical!).My sister has homework for three classes tonight (math, English, and biology).The student body voted to select (the person) who would get the Best Teacher award.(When he made the hot chocolate) my brother left out the most important ingredient.

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A: We went to the state fair (held in the state capital) for the first time this year.; B: For my birthday, my parents got me tickets to Hamilton (my favorite musical!).

Question 5

Which sentence correctly uses parallel structure?

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C: The boss wants to know who can take the late shift tonight, who can open tomorrow morning, and who can work on the holiday. ✓ Correct

Question 6

Read the sentence. Determine if the appositive is restrictive or nonrestrictive based on punctuation.My dog Zeus won at the county dog show.What can be concluded about Zeus?

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B: The speaker owns more than one dog, because Zeus is a restrictive appositive.  ✓ Correct

Question 7

Which statements describe characteristics of a nonrestrictive clause? Select three options.It is set off by commas. ✓ CorrectIt contains a subject and a verb.It is not set apart by punctuation.It is essential to the meaning of the sentence.It adds nonessential information to the sentence.

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A,B,E

Question 8

What is the best definition of an appositive?

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C: a noun or noun phrase that modifies a noun

Question 9

Which sentences correctly use commas? Select two options.Washington was a general before becoming president, and Jackson was also a general.For centuries, Japan has been ruled by shoguns, and emperors.Two English kings fascinate me, Richard Lionheart and his brother King John.Mansa Musa who ruled Mali in the early 1300s was rich and powerful.After his voyage in 1492, Columbus and his men arrived in what they believed to be Southeast Asia.

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C,E

Question 10

Read the paragraph.Each year, though different, is also the same. In spring, the sun comes out, green things begin to shoot up from the brown soil, and people begin to smile again. In summer, the days are long, the gardens are a riot of color, and people are relaxed and casual. In fall, the days shorten, the leaves turn and start to fall, and people welcome the warmth of a pullover and a jacket. In winter, the nights are long, the trees are bare, and people shiver, longing for the sun.

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B: It emphasizes the cyclical nature of the year.

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