Androcles and the Lion

In the sentence "Androcles, who was a slave, escaped into the forest," what type of clause is "who was a slave"?

• Restrictive

• Nonrestrictive

• Dependent

• Independent

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence correctly uses parentheses to set off a parenthetical element?

• Androcles (who was very brave) helped the lion.

• Androcles who was very brave helped the lion.

• Androcles, who was very brave, helped the lion.

• Androcles—who was very brave—helped the lion.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Which punctuation is NOT used to set off nonrestrictive or parenthetical elements?

• Comma

• Parentheses

• Dash

• Apostrophe

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the sentence that correctly uses dashes to set off a nonrestrictive element.

• Androcles who was kind helped the lion.

• Androcles—who was kind—helped the lion.

• Androcles, who was kind, helped the lion.

• Androcles (who was kind) helped the lion.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence contains a nonrestrictive clause?

• The lion that Androcles helped was grateful.

• The lion, which Androcles helped, was grateful.

• The lion with the thorn was grateful.

• The grateful lion roared.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly to set off a parenthetical element?

• Androcles who was tired sat down.

• Androcles, who was tired, sat down.

• Androcles who was tired, sat down.

• Androcles, who was tired sat down.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Rewrite the following sentence by adding commas to set off the nonrestrictive clause: "The lion who was in pain let Androcles approach."

• The lion who was in pain, let Androcles approach.

• The lion, who was in pain, let Androcles approach.

• The lion who was in pain let, Androcles approach.

• The lion who was in pain let Androcles, approach.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the sentence that correctly uses parentheses to add extra information.

• Androcles (a runaway slave) found a lion in the cave.

• Androcles a runaway slave found a lion in the cave.

• Androcles, a runaway slave found a lion in the cave.

• Androcles a runaway slave, found a lion in the cave.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses dashes to set off a nonrestrictive clause correctly?

• The lion—who was grateful—licked Androcles’ hand.

• The lion who was grateful—licked Androcles’ hand.

• The lion—who was grateful licked Androcles’ hand.

• The lion who was grateful licked Androcles’ hand.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Select the sentence that contains a restrictive clause.

• The lion that Androcles helped was set free.

• The lion, who Androcles helped, was set free.

• The lion (who Androcles helped) was set free.

• The lion—who Androcles helped—was set free.

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CCSS.L.6.2A