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Red, which signifies happiness and good fortune in China, is the favorite ribbon color.

• Essential Clause

• Nonessential Clause

Multiple Choice

Chinese schoolchildren learn dances that require difficult body movements.

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• Nonessential Clause

Multiple Choice

In the eagle dance, the dancers' movements are like those of the eagle, which swoops and dives for it's food.

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Multiple Choice

The Pueblo rain dancers wore outfits with symbols that represented lightening, thunder, clouds, and rainbows.

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• Nonessential Clause

Multiple Choice

The Chinese ribbon dance, which has been performed for thousands of years, is often danced with red ribbons.

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• Nonessential Clause

Multiple Choice

Flamenco is a dance form that the Gypsies from Spain invented.

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Multiple Choice

A lively dance that is very popular is the square dance.

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• Nonessential Clause

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Probably the best-known early American dance is the Virginia reel, which became popular in George Washington's time.

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• Nonessential Clause

Multiple Choice

A flamenco dancer, who is accompanied by a guitarist, typically wears bright and colorful clothing.

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• Nonessential Clause

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Folk dances often require steps that are difficult to learn.

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jake my black, and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

• Jake, my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

• Jake my black and white cat loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

• Jake, my black and white cat loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence contains correct comma placement?

• The Suez Canal which was completed in 1869 is 107 miles long.
• The Suez Canal, which was completed in 1869 is 107 miles long.
• The Suez Canal which was completed in 1869, is 107 miles long.
• The Suez Canal, which was completed in 1869, is 107 miles long.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence contains correct comma placement?

• All animals that have backbones are classified as vertebrates.
• All animals, that have backbones, are classified as vertebrates.
• All animals, that have backbones are classified as vertebrates.
• All animals that have backbones, are classified as vertebrates.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence contains correct comma placement?

• Our library gets rid of novels that have not circulated during the past five years.
• Our library gets rid of novels, that have not circulated during the past five years.
• Our library gets rid of novels that have not circulated, during the past five years.
• Our library gets rid of novels that have not, circulated during the past five years.

Multiple Choice

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

• Correct
• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

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

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• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

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

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• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

The car, that Madeline purchased from a newspaper ad, belches black smoke whenever she accelerates.

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• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

The waiter, who served the salad, did not notice the caterpillar nibbling a lettuce leaf.

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• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

Javier who served the salad did not notice the caterpillar nibbling a lettuce leaf.

• Correct
• Incorrect