Relative, restrictive, and nonrestrictive clauses

Kaylee, who just graduated from high school, is an accomplished figure skater.

• Restrictive

• Nonrestrictive

The child is playing in the garden (we see the child often).

• The child we see often is playing in the garden.

• The child is playing in the garden who we see often.

• The child we who/that see often is playing in the garden

• The child we see which/that often is playing in the garden

Restrictive means

• Unnecessary information

• Necessary information

Read the following sentence:

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

Which answer choice correctly identifies and explains the type of clause used?

• Restrictive Clause: The information is essential. If the clause is removed, the sentence becomes vague. The information identifies what type of soft cartilage, otherwise it would be unknown.

• Nonrestrictive clause: The information is not needed. If the clause is removed, the original intent of the sentence doesn't change.

Josh, who rides my bus, gave me pencil.

• Restrictive

• Nonrestrictive

We use relative clauses to...

• Start another sentence.

• Give additional information about something without starting another sentence.

• Substitute the verb.

Construct a reduced relative clause for the sentence: 'The car that is parked in the driveway belongs to my neighbor.'

• The car that parked in the driveway belongs to my neighbor.

• The car parked in the garage belongs to my neighbor.

• The car parked in the driveway belongs to my neighbor.

• The car parked in the driveway doesn't belong to my neighbor.

Which punctuation mark is used to introduce a restrictive clause?

• comma

• full stop/ period

• no punctuation mark

A nonrestrictive expression is a word or phrase that doesn’t restrict or limit the

meaning of the sentence.

• True

• False

I’m interested in problems. Climate change has created the problems.