Restrictive/Non-Restrictive Clauses - JHS

Identify the type of clause:

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

• Nonrestrictive

• Restrictive

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Read the following: The players who are wearing the red uniforms are winning the game. Which answer choice correctly identifies the correct clause with the proper explanation?

• nonrestrictive clause: If we take out the clause, the original intent of the sentence doesn't change. The information is non essential.

• restrictive clause: If we take out the clause, we won't know which players are winning the game. The information is essential.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Does the following sentence contain a restrictive or nonrestrictive clause?

The computer that is on the front table needs a new battery.

• restrictive

• nonrestrictive

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following indicate a restrictive clause?

• a sentence that includes information that is essential to the meaning of the sentence and does not use commas

• a sentence that includes information that is non-essential to the meaning of the sentence and is offset by commas.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following indicate a nonrestrictive clause?

• a sentence that includes information that is non-vital to the meaning of the sentence and is offset by commas

• a sentence that includes information that is vital to the meaning of the sentence and does not use commas

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• Would you lend me the book, that you recommended last week?

• Would you lend me the book that you recommended last week?

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• Oliver Twist, which was Dickens’s second novel, is a classic.

• Oliver Twist which was Dickens’s second novel is a classic.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

Which of the following is correctly punctuated?

• Children, who eat vegetables, are more likely to become healthy adults.

• Children who eat vegetables are more likely to become healthy adults

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What type of clause is in red: The man who had the handlebar mustache pressed Adam for an answer.

• nonrestrictive

• restrictive

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What type of clause is in red: Mr. offer, whose family lives in Germany, will be our guest this weekend.

• Non-restrictive

• Restrictive

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B