Nonrestrict Elements & Coordinate Adjectives

Multiple Choice

Choose the nonrestrictive element in the example sentence.

My younger brother, who lives in Brazil, is coming to visit me in two weeks!

• My younger brother,

• who lives in Brazil,

• is coming to visit me in two week!

• does not contain a nonrestrictive element

Multiple Choice

Choose the nonrestrictive element in the example sentence.

I live in Queens, NY, which is only about 20 minutes from Manhattan.

• I live in Queens,

• NY,

• which is only about 20 minutes from Manhattan.

Multiple Choice

What is the appositive in the following sentence?

The person next to me is Charles, this year's spelling bee champion.

• The person standing next to me

• is Charles

• this year's spelling bee champion

Multiple Choice

What part of this sentence is nonrestrictive and should be set off by commas?

That show is on really late at night which is why I usually don't watch it.

• That show is on really late at night

• at night

• which is why I usually don't watch it

• why I usually don't watch it

Multiple Choice

What part of this sentence is nonrestrictive and should be set off by commas?

Pearls which are expensive aren't something I buy very often.

• Pearls

• which are expensive

• aren't something I buy very often

• very often

Multiple Choice

What part of this sentence is nonrestrictive and should be set off by commas?

My doctor who graduated from Harvard University is very intelligent.

• My doctor

• who graduated from Harvard University

• is very intelligent

• University

Multiple Choice

What part of this sentence is nonrestrictive and should be set off by commas?

Our school Boaz Middle School is located on Newt Parker Drive.

• Our school

• Boaz Middle School

• is located on Newt Parker Drive

• Newt Parker Drive

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The assistant principal, Ms. Wood, is new this year.

• The principal, Mr. Pinckard has been here many years.

• Neither sentence is written correctly

• Both sentences are written correctly

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Gus, Eric's black cat, slowly crept up behind the kittens.

• Gus, Eric's black cat slowly crept up behind the kittens.

• Gus Eric's black cat, slowly crept up behind the kittens.

• Gus Eric's black cat slowly crept up behind the kittens.

Multiple Choice

The journalism and yearbook program run by Ms. Buttram and Ms. Bruce is very popular at BMS.

• This sentence is correct as is

• This sentence needs a comma after program

• This sentence needs a comma after Bruce

• This sentence needs a comma after program and Bruce

Multiple Choice

This sentence contains a restrictive appositive (one that is necessary to understand the sentence and, therefore, should not be set off by commas). What is the essential appositive in this sentence?

Although my sister Loretta disapproves of the on-court temper tantrums, she still thinks Robbie is cute.

• my sister

• Loretta

• Robbie

• on-court temper tantrums

Multiple Choice

This sentence contains a restrictive appositive (one that is necessary to understand the sentence and, therefore, should not be set off by commas). What is the essential appositive in this sentence?

The successful singer Michael Jackson died in 2009.

• The successful singer

• Michael Jackson

• died in 2009

Multiple Select

Which of the following punctuation marks can be used to "set off" a nonrestrictive element? There is more than one answer.

• commas

• dashes

• parentheses

• semicolons

Match

Match the punctuation type to the tone it conveys towards the sentence's nonrestrictive element.

• commas

• dashes

• parentheses

neutral

emphasis

unimportant/insignificant

• neutral

• emphasis

• unimportant/insignificant

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best punctuates the nonrestrictive element to show emphasis?

• The San Francisco earthquake (which killed 63 people and injured close to 4,000 people) happened in 1989.

• The San Francisco earthquake, which killed 63 people and injured close to 4,000 people, happened in 1989.

• The San Francisco earthquake - which killed 63 people and injured close to 4,000 people -happened in 1989.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best punctuates this sentence's neutral, nonrestrictive element?

• Luca - our only child - is going to college.

• Luca, our only child, is going to college.

• Luca our only child - is going to college.

• Luca our only child, is going to college.

Multiple Choice

Where would you place a comma in the following sentence?

Ms. Caruthers threw her knobby old cane at Bob.

• Between threw and her

• Between her and knobby

• Between knobby and old

• This sentence does not need a comma.

Multiple Choice

Where would you place a comma in the following sentence?

Forecasters warned of another day of hot windy conditions across Southern California on Sunday.

• Between another and day

• Between hot and windy

• Between Southern and California

• This sentence does not need a comma.

Multiple Choice

Where would you place a comma in the following sentence?

The Oakland A's are the best baseball team!

• Between the and best

• Between best and baseball

• Between baseball and team

• This sentence does not need a comma.