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Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Words, Phrases, and Clauses Answers

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Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

A
I need to buy these ingredients for the recipe tofu, peanuts, and fish sauce.
B
I need to buy these ingredients for the recipe (tofu, peanuts, and fish sauce).
C
I need to buy these ingredients for the recipe: tofu, peanuts, and fish sauce.
D
I need to buy these ingredients for the recipe- tofu, peanuts, and fish sauce.
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The children, who were lucky, received presents.

The sentence includes a restrictive clause.
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The sentence has an appositive that is essential for understanding.
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The sentence contains a non-restrictive appositive.
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The sentence describes exactly which children received presents.
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Which sentence best uses parallel structure?

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My sisters are all artistic—Patricia writes, Mary sculpts, and Elizabeth composes.
B
My sisters are all artistic—Patricia writes poetry, Mary sculpts, and Elizabeth composes music.
C
My sisters are all artistic—Patricia is a poet, Mary makes sculptures, and Elizabeth composes music.
D
My sisters are all artistic—Patricia creates poems, Mary creates sculptures, and Elizabeth is a composer.
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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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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!).
C
My sister has homework for three classes tonight (math, English, and biology).
D
The student body voted to select (the person) who would get the Best Teacher award.
E
(When he made the hot chocolate) my brother left out the most important ingredient.
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Which sentence correctly uses parallel structure?

A
The boss wants to know who can take the late shift tonight, open tomorrow morning, and who can work on the holiday.
B
The boss wants to know who wants the late shift tonight, who can open tomorrow morning, and if you will work on the holiday.
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
D
The boss wants to know who can take the late shift tonight, who can open tomorrow morning, and which of us wants to work on the holiday.
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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?

A
Zeus is the speaker’s only dog, because Zeus is a restrictive appositive.
B
The speaker owns more than one dog, because Zeus is a restrictive appositive.
C
Zeus is the speaker’s only dog, because Zeus is a nonrestrictive appositive.
D
The speaker owns more than one dog, because Zeus is a nonrestrictive appositive.
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Which statements describe characteristics of a nonrestrictive clause? Select three options.It is set off by commas.It 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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It is set off by commas.
B
It contains a subject and a verb.
C
It is not set apart by punctuation.
D
It is essential to the meaning of the sentence.
E
It adds nonessential information to the sentence.
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What is the best definition of an appositive?

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a nonrestrictive phrase that modifies a noun
B
a clause that modifies or explains a noun
C
a noun or noun phrase that modifies a noun
D
a noun clause that restricts the meaning of a noun
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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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Washington was a general before becoming president, and Jackson was also a general.
B
For centuries, Japan has been ruled by shoguns, and emperors.
C
Two English kings fascinate me, Richard Lionheart and his brother King John.
D
Mansa Musa who ruled Mali in the early 1300s was rich and powerful.
E
After his voyage in 1492, Columbus and his men arrived in what they believed to be Southeast Asia.
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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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It creates an ironic tone through repetition.
B
It emphasizes the cyclical nature of the year.
C
It makes the text seem more orderly and scientific.
D
It calls attention to similarities between the seasons.

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