Essential Vs. Nonessential Clauses
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7th - 10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word ESSENTIAL mean?
it's absolutely necessary
it's not needed
it's needed sometimes
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CCSS.L.3.1G
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which clause has an ESSENTIAL clause?
Most of the things that we worry about never happen.
Buffalo Bill whose real name was William F. Cody was a famous frontier scout.
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word NONESSENTIAL mean?
it's not needed; it's extra
it's needed sometimes
it's absolutely needed
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence has a NONESSENTIAL clause?
Mrs.Miltos is not a person with whom you can argue.
Grasshoppers which are one of our most destructive insect pests can leap nearly twenty times the length of their bodies.
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where should the commas go in the following example?
Mark Twain who tried a dozen different types of jobs became a writer.
Mark Twain, who tried, a dozen different types of jobs became a writer.
Mark Twain who tried a dozen different types of jobs became a writer.
Mark Twain, who tried a dozen different types of jobs, became a writer.
Mark Twain who tried a dozen different types of jobs, became a writer.
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.4.2C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where should the commas go in the following example?
Few people who claim to be able to predict the future can actually do so.
Few people, who claim to be able to predict the future, can actually do so.
Few people who claim to be able to predict the future can actually do so.
Few people who claim to be able to predict the future, can actually do so.
Few people, who claim to be able to predict the future can actually do so.
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.4.2C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Anthony who won the race became the first one in our class to receive a trophy.
essential - no commas
nonessential - add commas
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
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