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Writing an Informative Essay about Compromise — Unit test

Question 16 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 9 B

Read the sentence.Celebrities who help to raise awareness of significant world issues are more likely to have long-lasting bonds with their fans.

Answer
A
needs a comma because it is a restrictive clause.
B
is correctly punctuated because it is a restrictive clause.
C
needs a comma because it is a nonrestrictive clause.
D
is correctly punctuated because it is a nonrestrictive clause.

Explanation

The clause “who help to raise awareness of significant world issues” identifies which celebrities are being discussed. Because it is restrictive (essential to the meaning), it is not set off with commas. The sentence is correctly punctuated, so the answer is “is correctly punctuated because it is a restrictive clause.”

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