Understanding Restrictive and Non-Restrictive Clauses

What is the primary function of a restrictive relative clause?

• To add non-essential information

• To provide essential information about a noun

• To introduce a new topic

• To summarize the main idea

Which word is typically used to start a non-restrictive relative clause?

• That

• Who

• Which

• Whom

How can you identify a non-restrictive relative clause in a sentence?

• It cannot be removed without changing the sentence

• It is set off by commas

• It is essential to the sentence's meaning

• It starts with 'that'

In the sentence 'The chocolate cake, which was very sweet, was my father’s favorite', what role does the clause 'which was very sweet' play?

• It is an introductory clause

• It is a non-restrictive clause adding extra information

• It is a restrictive clause providing essential information

• It is the main clause of the sentence

When deciding between 'that' and 'which', what is a useful test to apply?

• Check if the clause can be removed without changing the sentence's meaning

• See if the clause starts with a vowel

• Determine if the clause is at the beginning of the sentence

• Count the number of words in the clause