Embedded Clauses

Which sentence is correct?

• My bike which is very old, is broken.

• My bike, who is very old, is broken.

• My bike, which is very old, is broken.

• My bike, is very old, is broken.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Correct or incorrect?

The doctor, who was very kind, took my temperature.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Correct or incorrect?

This house, I grew up, looked very different years ago.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Rewrite the following sentence correctly:

The giraffe, was the tallest in the zoo, who towered over the other animals.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the correct answer.

An embedded clause can be punctuated using:

• commas

• commas or brackets

• commas, dashes or brackets

• commas, dashes, question marks

Select the correct answer.

Embedded clauses...

• Make a sentence more interesting

• Add extra information

• Neither of the above

• Both of the above

Select the correct word to go in the following sentence:

The lady,............... was very talented, played the piano.

• who

• which

• she

• when

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• The girl, who was nine, ran down the street.

• The girl (who was nine) ran down the street.

• The girl - who was nine - ran down the street.

• All of the above.

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A