Fix It! 4 Wk 30 Grammar Review

What word starts a dependent clause that is always essential?

• who

• which

• that

• when

Which take commas: essential or nonessential elements?

• nonessential

• essential

• neither

• both

What kinds of clauses and phrases could be essential or nonessential?

• who-which clauses

• invisible w-w's, including appositives

• participial phrases

• adjective clauses

• all the above

True or False: To determine if a clause or phrase is nonessential or essential, mentally remove the clause or phrase to see if it alters the information in the rest of the sentence.

• True

• False

Determine whether the following sentences are written correctly or incorrectly.

The man who ordered another double anchovy pizza claims to have a pet dolphin in his backyard pool.

• Correct
• Incorrect
• It depends

Freddie hopes to return to the city, where he met a woman with haunting green eyes.

• Correct
• Incorrect
• Depends

The student, who needs an A on the final exam, is copying statistics formulae on her bare ankle.

• Correct
• Incorrect
• Depends

Mr. Hall, who ordered another double anchovy pizza, claims to have a pet dolphin in his backyard pool.

• Correct
• Incorrect
• Depends

Freddie hopes to return to Cairo where he met a woman with haunting green eyes.

• Correct
• Incorrect
• Depends

Veronica who needs an A on the final exam is copying statistics formula on her bare ankle.

• Correct
• Incorrect
• Depends