Non-Restrictive Elements Review: Unit 1

What is a non-restrictive element?

• An element that limits the meaning of a sentence

• An element that provides extra information but can be removed without affecting the sentence's meaning

• An element that is necessary for the sentence to make sense

• An element that changes the subject of the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

In the sentence 'A student, Tosha, likes drinking tea', what is the non-restrictive element?

• A student

• Tosha

• Likes drinking tea

• A student, Tosha, likes drinking tea

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the non-restrictive element in the sentence 'Peter, who works at night, is going to visit me'?

• Peter

• Who works at night

• Is going to visit me

• Peter, who works at night, is going to visit me

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the extra information provided by the non-restrictive element in the sentence 'I saw a deer in the forest, which I am not supposed to enter'?

• I saw a deer in the forest

• Which I am not supposed to enter

• I saw a deer in the forest, which I am not supposed to enter

• The fact that I am not supposed to enter the forest

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following includes a nonrestrictive element?

• The mice were nowhere to be seen.

• As I worked, it occured to me that it was awfully bright for this hour of the night.

• I wasn't scared. I patted out the fire and walked away.

• I was cooking the steak. It was nine o'clock at night.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence has a non-restrictive element?

• Dad made me breakfast.
• Our basketball team won the game.
• Our school, who's mascot was the Bald Eagle was built over 50 years ago.
• I need a Band-Aid.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence contains a correctly punctuated non-restrictive element?

• Ben Affleck, George Clooney, and Michael Keaton all played the character of Batman in the movies.

• Amy planned to attend the party, so she mailed in her RSVP.

• "Do you need a minute?" asked the server.

• The hamburger, which was over-cooked, cost $9.95.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence contains a correctly punctuated non-restrictive element?

• My best friend moved to Riverside, California.

• Aren't you afraid that the movie will be too scary for your little sister?

• My mother prefers, although I am not sure why, to wash her dishes with a washcloth.

• Before Joe drove to the mall, he stopped at the ATM.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

True or False:

Nonrestrictive clauses need commas.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B