Day 17: Writing: Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Modifiers and Ap

Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "My brother, a skilled guitarist, will perform at the concert."

• My brother

• a skilled guitarist

• will perform

• at the concert

Which of the following sentences contains a nonrestrictive modifier?

• The car that is parked outside is mine.

• My friend, who lives in New York, is visiting.

• The book on the table is interesting.

• The student who studies hard will succeed.

Label the modifier in the sentence: "The dog barking loudly kept me awake."

• barking loudly

• The dog

• kept me awake

• me awake

Which sentence uses a restrictive modifier?

• The teacher, who is very kind, helped me with my homework.

• The book that you lent me was fascinating.

• My sister, an excellent cook, made dinner.

• The car, which is red, is fast.

Write a sentence using a nonrestrictive modifier.

• The cat, which is black, is sleeping on the couch.

• The cat that is black is sleeping on the couch.

• The black cat is sleeping on the couch.

• The cat is sleeping on the black couch.

Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence: "The Eiffel Tower, a famous landmark, is in Paris."

• The Eiffel Tower

• a famous landmark

• is in Paris

• The Eiffel Tower is in Paris

Which of the following sentences contains an appositive?

• The car that is parked outside is mine.

• My friend, a talented artist, is visiting.

• The book on the table is interesting.

• The student who studies hard will succeed.

Label the modifier in the sentence: "The cake, which was delicious, was baked by my mom."

• The cake

• which was delicious

• was baked

• by my mom

Write a sentence using a restrictive modifier.

• The book that you gave me is on the shelf.

• The book, which you gave me, is on the shelf.

• The book is on the shelf.

• The book, on the shelf, is yours.

Identify the appositive in the sentence: "My cousin, an avid reader, loves mystery novels."

• My cousin

• an avid reader

• loves mystery novels

• My cousin loves