This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Non Restrictive Elements – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Non Restrictive Elements Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the nonrestrictive elementNew York City which is also called the Big Apple is a great place to visit. A) A great place to visit. B) Which is also called the Big Apple. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which is also called the Big Apple. 2. Which answer choice correctly uses commas to set off the nonrestrictive elements in this sentence? Nick's car a green Subaru was stolen last night. A) Nick's car a green Subaru, was stolen last, night. B) Nick's, car a green Subaru, was stolen last night. C) Nick's car, a green Subaru, was stolen last night. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nick's car, a green Subaru, was stolen last night. 3. The store ..... went out of business last year. A) Savings Galore. B) Savings Galore,. C) Savings Galore . D) Savings Galore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Savings Galore . 4. Select the sentence that includes a non-restrictive element. A) The student that studies hard will succeed. B) The teacher who is strict gave us homework. C) The book that I borrowed is interesting. D) The garden, which is full of flowers, is beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The garden, which is full of flowers, is beautiful. 5. That show is on late which is why I usually don't watch it. A) No comma. B) Comma after show. C) Comma after why. D) Comma after late. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma after late. 6. Abbie said that non-restrictive elements were as easy as ..... A) Telling the difference between nouns and adjectives. B) Telling the difference between compound and complex sentences. C) Telling the difference between cars and trucks. D) Telling the difference from cats and dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Telling the difference from cats and dogs. 7. In the sentence 'The teacher, who is very kind, helps all students, ' what does the nonrestrictive element tell us? A) It specifies which teacher is being referred to in the sentence. B) It provides additional information about the teacher but is not necessary to identify which teacher is being referred to. C) It suggests that the teacher helps only a few students. D) It indicates that the teacher is unkind to some students. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It provides additional information about the teacher but is not necessary to identify which teacher is being referred to. 8. What is the purpose of a non-restrictive element in a sentence? A) To limit the meaning of the sentence. B) To provide additional information that can be omitted without changing the sentence's core meaning. C) To change the subject of the sentence. D) To make the sentence grammatically correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide additional information that can be omitted without changing the sentence's core meaning. 9. What is the parenthetical phrase in this sentence?My mother, who had been waiting for the past 30 minutes, was beginning to question where the train was. A) Where the train was. B) Was beginning to question. C) My mother. D) Who had been waiting for the past 30 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Who had been waiting for the past 30 minutes. 10. The child, the one scream in a fit (a) was running down the checkout lane. A) (. B) . C) ). D) A.,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A.,. 11. Identify the non-restrictive element in the sentence:'The Eiffel Tower, which is in Paris, is a famous landmark.' A) The Eiffel Tower. B) Which is in Paris. C) Is a famous landmark. D) The Eiffel Tower, which is in Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which is in Paris. 12. Pick a non-restrictive element to fill in the blank. The store ..... went out of business last year. A) Savings Galore. B) Savings Galore . C) Savings Galore. D) Savings Galore,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Savings Galore . 13. The tire * that is flat * has always given me trouble. A) Commas after tire and flat. B) No commas. C) Comma after tire. D) Comma after flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No commas. 14. When non-restrictive elements are used correctly, they can be taken in and out of sentences without changing the context of the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. The painting that was stolen from the gallery was very valuable. A) The, painting, that was stolen from the gallery was very valuable. B) The painting, that was stolen from the gallery, was very valuable. C) The painting that was stolen from the gallery, was very, valuable. D) The painting that was, stolen from, the gallery was very valuable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The painting, that was stolen from the gallery, was very valuable. 16. Which sentence uses dashes correctly? A) If I knew everything which I don't then my grade would be so much higher. B) If I knew everything which I don't then my grade would be so much higher. C) If I knew everything which I don't then my grade would be so much higher. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If I knew everything which I don't then my grade would be so much higher. 17. Which sentences uses commas correctly? A) NGMS, as a whole, is a great school, and it is the biggest in the state. B) NGMS, as a whole, is a great school and it is the biggest in the state. C) NGMS, as a whole is a great school, and it is the biggest in the state. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NGMS, as a whole, is a great school, and it is the biggest in the state. 18. Identify the sentence with the correctly punctuated nonrestrictive clause. A) My brother, who is a doctor lives in New York. B) My brother who is a doctor lives in New York. C) My brother who is a doctor, lives in New York. D) My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York. 19. Which phrase in the sentence makes up the nonrestrictive or parenthetical element? The kids, bursting with excitement, tumbled through the door like puppies. A) Like puppies. B) Tumbled through the door. C) Through the door. D) Bursting with excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bursting with excitement. 20. Which of the following uses parentheses correctly? A) All of my life (all 12 years) has been in Georgia. B) All of my life (all 12 years has) been in Georgia. C) All (of my life) all 12 years has been in Georgia. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of my life (all 12 years) has been in Georgia. 21. The Nike's which were Stephanie's were found on the street. Which part of the sentence is the non-restrictive element? A) The Nike's. B) Which were Stephanie's. C) Were found on the street. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which were Stephanie's. 22. Which part of the sentence is the non-restrictive element?Her new ring that she has been showing off is fake so it will turn her finger green. A) Her new ring. B) That she has been showing off. C) Is fake so it will turn her finger green. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That she has been showing off. 23. How should the sentence be punctuated with commas?My favorite subjects language arts and social studies have the best teachers ever! A) My favorite subjects, language arts and social studies, have the best teachers ever!. B) My favorite subjects, language arts and social studies have the best, teachers ever!. C) My favorite subjects language arts, and social studies have, the best teachers ever!. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My favorite subjects, language arts and social studies, have the best teachers ever!. 24. Identify the non-restrictive element in the following sentence: "My brother, who lives in New York, is visiting us next week." A) Who lives in New York. B) Next week. C) Is visiting us next week. D) My brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who lives in New York. 25. Which answer choice correctly uses commas to set off the parenthetical elements in this sentence?My sister Cara is on the honor roll. A) My sister Cara is on the, honor, roll. B) My sister, Cara, is on the honor roll. C) My, sister Cara, is on the honor roll. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My sister, Cara, is on the honor roll. 26. Identify the non-restrictive element in the following sentence:'My brother, who lives in New York, is visiting us this weekend.' A) My brother. B) My brother, who lives in New York. C) Is visiting us this weekend. D) Who lives in New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Who lives in New York. 27. What is a nonrestrictive element? A) A part of a sentence that is essential to its meaning. B) A part of a sentence that adds extra information but is not essential to the meaning of the sentence. It is usually set off by commas. C) A type of punctuation used to separate clauses in a sentence. D) A grammatical term for a word that limits the meaning of another word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A part of a sentence that adds extra information but is not essential to the meaning of the sentence. It is usually set off by commas. 28. What is the nonrestrictive element (or nonessential piece of information) in this sentence? Pearls which are expensive aren't something I buy very often. A) There is no nonrestrictive element in this sentence. B) Pearls. C) Which are expensive. D) Aren't something I buy very often. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Which are expensive. 29. A(n) ..... is used to set off direct quotations OR to separate 2 or more adjectives A) Comma. B) Dash. C) Ellipsis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 30. We'd like to thank all the people * who helped out with the fundraiser. A) No commas. B) Comma after people. C) Commas after people and out. D) Comma after thank. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No commas. 31. Choose the sentence with a correctly used non-restrictive element. A) My friend who is a doctor lives in New York. B) The movie, which was a thriller, was exciting. C) The dog that barks loudly is annoying. D) The car that is red is fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The movie, which was a thriller, was exciting. 32. Identify the nonrestrictive element:'My dog, a golden retriever, loves to play fetch.' A) 'My dog' is the nonrestrictive element. B) 'My dog, a golden retriever, loves' is the nonrestrictive element. C) 'a golden retriever' is the nonrestrictive element. D) 'loves to play fetch' is the nonrestrictive element. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'a golden retriever' is the nonrestrictive element. 33. Which part of the sentence is the non-restrictive element? Max used a pacifier when he was a baby before bedtime every night. A) Every night before bedtime. B) When he was a baby. C) Max used a pacifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When he was a baby. 34. Which answer choice correctly uses commas to set off the nonrestrictive elements in this sentence? Europa one of Jupiter's moons is covered in ice. A) Europa, one of Jupiter's moons is covered, in ice. B) Europa one of Jupiter's, moons, is covered in ice. C) Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, is covered in ice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, is covered in ice. 35. Which sentence contains a correctly punctuated non-restrictive element? A) Ben Affleck, George Clooney, and Michael Keaton all played the character of Batman in the movies. B) Amy planned to attend the party, so she mailed in her RSVP. C) "Do you need a minute?" asked the server. D) The hamburger, which was over-cooked, cost $ 9.95. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The hamburger, which was over-cooked, cost $ 9.95. 36. Which phrase in the sentence makes up the nonrestrictive or parenthetical element? In the morning, we can go by the bakery, the new one on Main Street, for scones. A) In the morning. B) For scones. C) On Main Street. D) The new one on Main Street. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The new one on Main Street. 37. Choose the sentence with a non-restrictive element. A) The administrator who was a brunette finished up her paper work. B) Queen Elizabeth is funny. C) The nurse had a very sick patient. D) Ms. Johnson likes cookies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The administrator who was a brunette finished up her paper work. 38. A(n) ..... is used to signal an interruption in dialogue AND used to emphasize breaks in thought & shifts in tone. A) Comma. B) Dash. C) Ellipsis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dash. 39. How can you tell if a sentence has a nonrestrictive element? A) Check if the sentence can still make sense without the additional information; if it can, then it is likely a nonrestrictive element. B) Look for commas that separate the nonrestrictive element from the main clause. C) Identify if the sentence contains a subject and a verb. D) Determine if the sentence is a question or a statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Check if the sentence can still make sense without the additional information; if it can, then it is likely a nonrestrictive element. 40. A(n) ..... is used to emphasize the separation of ideas or lists OR to explain, summarize, or illustrate a thought. A) Comma. B) Ellipsis. C) Dash. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dash. 41. Which answer choice correctly uses commas to set off the nonrestrictive elements in this sentence? Costa Rica a small Central American country is a major coffee grower. A) Costa Rica a small, Central American, country is a major coffee grower. B) Costa Rica, a small Central American country, is a major coffee grower. C) Costa Rica, a small Central American, country is a major coffee grower. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Costa Rica, a small Central American country, is a major coffee grower. 42. Which phrase in the sentence makes up the nonrestrictive or parenthetical element? The sky, a brilliant cerulean blue, was clear as far as the eye could see. A) Was clear. B) As far as the eye could see. C) The sky. D) A brilliant cerulean blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A brilliant cerulean blue. 43. Choose the non-restrictive element. A) My sister cracked my phone. B) I want a hamster. C) Carter's dad, who is a sea captain is in the hospital. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carter's dad, who is a sea captain is in the hospital. 44. In the sentence 'A student, Tosha, likes drinking tea', what is the non-restrictive element? A) Likes drinking tea. B) A student, Tosha, likes drinking tea. C) A student. D) Tosha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A student. 45. How do you identify a nonrestrictive element in a sentence? A) Look for additional information that can be removed without changing the main meaning of the sentence. Nonrestrictive elements are often clauses or phrases. B) Identify elements that are essential to the meaning of the sentence. C) Focus on the subject and verb of the sentence. D) Look for elements that provide a contrasting idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Look for additional information that can be removed without changing the main meaning of the sentence. Nonrestrictive elements are often clauses or phrases. 46. Which phrase in the sentence makes up the nonrestrictive or parenthetical element? After school, let's go to the library (the public one) and work on our history projects. A) The public one. B) After school. C) Go to the library. D) On our history projects. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The public one. 47. Which sentence uses COMMAS correctly to set off one or more words that interrupt the flow of the sentence? A) Justin who lives down the street from me, is going, to be at the party. B) Justin, who lives down the street from me is going to be at the party. C) Justin, who lives down the street from me, is going to be at the party. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Justin, who lives down the street from me, is going to be at the party. 48. Identify the sentence with the non-restrictive clause correctly punctuated. A) My brother, who is a doctor lives in New York. B) My brother who is a doctor lives in New York. C) My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York. D) My brother who, is a doctor, lives in New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York. 49. What is the nonrestrictive element in this sentence?My two brothers Kyle and Jeff are in town for Thanksgiving weekend. A) Kyle and Jeff. B) My two brothers. C) Are in town for Thanksgiving weekend. D) There is no nonrestrictive element in this sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kyle and Jeff. 50. Which answer choice correctly uses commas to set off the parenthetical elements in this sentence?The brick wall crumbling with age is dangerous to climb over. A) The brick wall crumbling with age is, dangerous to climb, over. B) The brick wall, crumbling with age, is dangerous to climb over. C) The, brick, wall crumbling with age is dangerous to climb over. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The brick wall, crumbling with age, is dangerous to climb over. 51. Which phrase in the sentence makes up the nonrestrictive or parenthetical element? Anna's letter, which was beautifully written, brought tears to her mom's eyes. A) Which was beautifully written. B) Anna's letter. C) Brought tears to her mom's eyes. D) To her mom's eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which was beautifully written. 52. Which sentence uses DASHES correctly to separate commas? A) All four of them-Bob-Jeffrey-Jason-Brett-did well in college. B) All four-of them Bob, Jeffrey, Jason, and Brett-did well in college. C) All four of them-Bob, Jeffrey, Jason, and Brett-did well in college. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All four of them-Bob, Jeffrey, Jason, and Brett-did well in college. 53. A(n) ..... is used to separate commas that contain appositives. A) Dash. B) Comma. C) Ellipsis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dash. 54. Select the sentence with the correctly punctuated non-restrictive element. A) The teacher, who was very kind, helped me with my homework. B) The teacher who was very kind helped me with my homework. C) The teacher who, was very kind, helped me with my homework. D) The teacher, who was very kind helped me with my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher, who was very kind, helped me with my homework. 55. Which of the following includes a nonrestrictive element? A) The mice were nowhere to be seen. B) As I worked, it occured to me that it was awfully bright for this hour of the night. C) I wasn't scared. I patted out the fire and walked away. D) I was cooking the steak. It was nine o'clock at night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As I worked, it occured to me that it was awfully bright for this hour of the night. 56. 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'? A) The fact that I am not supposed to enter the forest. B) I saw a deer in the forest, which I am not supposed to enter. C) Which I am not supposed to enter. D) I saw a deer in the forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Which I am not supposed to enter. 57. True or False:Nonrestrictive clauses need commas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 58. Which sentence correctly uses commas to set off the nonrestrictive element? A) The Eiffel Tower which is in Paris is a famous landmark. B) The Eiffel Tower, which is in Paris, is a famous landmark. C) The Eiffel Tower which is in Paris, is a famous landmark. D) The Eiffel Tower, which is in Paris is a famous landmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Eiffel Tower, which is in Paris, is a famous landmark. 59. What is the role of commas in sentences with nonrestrictive elements? A) Commas indicate that the information is additional and not essential to the main point of the sentence. B) Commas are used to separate items in a list only. C) Commas indicate a pause in the sentence and are used for emphasis. D) Commas are used to connect two independent clauses without a conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commas indicate that the information is additional and not essential to the main point of the sentence. 60. Example of a nonrestrictive element:'My brother, who lives in New York, is visiting.' What is the nonrestrictive element? A) 'is visiting' is the nonrestrictive element. B) 'My brother' is the nonrestrictive element. C) 'who lives in New York' is the nonrestrictive element. D) 'who is visiting' is the nonrestrictive element. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'who lives in New York' is the nonrestrictive element. 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