Non-Restrictive Clauses

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

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

• Non-restrictive

• Restrictive

What kind of clause is in red: Mr. Johnson, whose son attends the University, is our friend.

• Non-restrictive

• Restrictive

What type of clause is in red: Thomas Jefferson, who was born on the frontier, became President.

• Non-restrictive

• Restrictive

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• The orange juice, which was freshly squeezed, was served, in a mason jar.

• The orange, juice which was freshly squeezed, was served in a mason jar.

• The orange juice, which was freshly squeezed, was served in a mason jar.

• The orange juice which was freshly squeezed, was served in a mason jar.

Which of the following accurately describes a NON-RESTRICTIVE CLAUSE?

• a sentence that includes information that is ESSENTIAL to the meaning of the sentence and IS NOT OFFSET by commas, dashes, or parentheses

• a sentence that includes information that is NOT ESSENTIAL to the meaning of the sentence and IS OFFSET by commas, dashes, or parentheses

Read the following sentence:

Olive Garden is our favorite restaurant, which is why we go there often.

Which answer choice correctly identifies and explains the type of clause used?

• Restrictive Clause: The information is essential. If the clause is removed, the sentence becomes vague. The information identifies the restaurant.

• Nonrestrictive clause: The information is not needed. If the clause is removed, the original intent of the sentence doesn't change.

Is the clause used in the sentence RESTRICTIVE or NONRESTRICTIVE?

Sarah, who constantly complains about her poor grades, never studies.

• RESTRICTIVE and is NOT NECESSARY to the sentence

• RESTRICTIVE and IS NECESSARY to the sentence

• NONRESTRICTIVE and is NOT NECESSARY to the sentence

• NONRESTRICTIVE and IS NECESSARY to the sentence

What is the relative pronoun in the following sentence? Sarah, who constantly complains about her poor grades, never studies.

• Sarah

• who

• complains

• poor

What is the relative pronoun in the following sentence?

Jimmy, whose parents both work as teachers at the school, became class president.

• Jimmy

• parents

• became

• whose