Review: Restrictive and Non Restrictive Clauses

True or False:

Nonrestrictive clauses need commas.

• True

• False

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The students who are wearing purple are talented writers.

• The students, who are wearing purple, are talented writers.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The horse which is my favorite won the race.

• This is the horse that won the race.

Identify the type of clause:

The soft cartilage that makes up sharks' skeletons dissolves over time.

• Nonrestrictive

• Restrictive

Read the following: The players who are wearing the red uniforms are winning the game. Which answer choice correctly identifies the correct clause with the proper explanation?

• nonrestrictive clause: If we take out the clause, the original intent of the sentence doesn't change. The information is non essential.

• restrictive clause: If we take out the clause, we won't know which players are winning the game. The information is essential.

Which answer choice is the best way to combine the following sentences? Amanda is my best friend. She is on the honor roll again.

• Amanda, my best friend. She's on the honor roll again.

• Amanda who is my best friend is on the honor roll again.

• Amanda, who is my best friend, is on the honor roll again.

Which answer choice is the best revision for the following sentence? The workers who built this bridge they did a good job.

• The workers, who built this bridge, did a good job.

• The workers who built this bridge did a good job.

• The workers did a good job who built this bridge.

Which answer choice demonstrates the best way to combine the following sentences? The oranges have been sitting on the table for a week. They are starting to look brown.

• The oranges, which have been sitting on the table for a week, are starting to look brown.

• The oranges which have been sitting on the table for a week are starting to look brown.

• For a week the oranges have been on the table sitting, which are starting to look brown.

Which of the following indicate a restrictive clause?

• a sentence that includes information that is vital to the meaning of the sentence and does not use commas

• a sentence that includes information that is non-vital to the meaning of the sentence and is offset by commas.

Which of the following indicate a nonrestrictive clause?

• a sentence that includes information that is non-vital to the meaning of the sentence and is offset by commas

• a sentence that includes information that is vital to the meaning of the sentence and does not use commas