Non-Restrictive Clauses

Select the one with a non-restrictive clause in bold:

• She admires Mark, whom she finds helpful.

• She admires people who are helpful.

A non-restrictive clause is...

• essential to the meaning of a sentence.

• just additional information.

Select the one with a non-restrictive clause in bold:

• Is this the boy who stole your purse?

• This is Simon, who stole your purse.

A non-restrictive clause ... between commas.

• is

• isn't

Select the one with a non-restrictive clause in bold:

• She loves her dog, which has floppy ears.

• She loves dogs that have floppy ears.

Select the one with a non-restrictive clause in bold:

• I want to fish off the pier, where even Lee could catch a bass.

• I know a place where even Lee could catch a bass.

Select the one with a non-restrictive clause in bold:

• The reprimand you received was severe.

• He was jailed for four years, which was quite harsh.

Select the one with a non-restrictive clause in bold:

• John Baker, who lives next door, went to London.

• The man who lives next door went to London.