This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Non Restrictive Elements – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Non Restrictive Elements Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. Choose the sentence with a correctly used non-restrictive element. A) The dog that barks loudly is annoying. B) The car that is red is fast. C) The movie, which was a thriller, was exciting. D) My friend who is a doctor lives in New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The movie, which was a thriller, was exciting. 3. Identify the nonrestrictive element:'My dog, a golden retriever, loves to play fetch.' A) 'loves to play fetch' is the nonrestrictive element. B) 'a golden retriever' is the nonrestrictive element. C) 'My dog' is the nonrestrictive element. D) 'My dog, a golden retriever, loves' is the nonrestrictive element. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'a golden retriever' is the nonrestrictive element. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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) On Main Street. B) The new one on Main Street. C) In the morning. D) For scones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The new one on Main Street. 8. Choose the sentence with a non-restrictive element. A) The nurse had a very sick patient. B) The administrator who was a brunette finished up her paper work. C) Queen Elizabeth is funny. D) Ms. Johnson likes cookies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The administrator who was a brunette finished up her paper work. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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) A brilliant cerulean blue. C) As far as the eye could see. D) The sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A brilliant cerulean blue. 14. 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. 15. In the sentence 'A student, Tosha, likes drinking tea', what is the non-restrictive element? A) Tosha. B) Likes drinking tea. C) A student. D) A student, Tosha, likes drinking tea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A student. 16. 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. 17. 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) After school. B) Go to the library. C) The public one. D) On our history projects. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The public one. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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) To her mom's eyes. B) Anna's letter. C) Brought tears to her mom's eyes. D) Which was beautifully written. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Which was beautifully written. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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: B) The teacher, who was very kind, helped me with my homework. 26. 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. 27. 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. C) I saw a deer in the forest, which I am not supposed to enter. D) Which I am not supposed to enter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Which I am not supposed to enter. 28. 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. 29. 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. 30. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesNon Restrictive Elements Quiz 1Non Restrictive Elements Quiz 3Non Restrictive Elements Quiz 4Adjective Clauses QuizAdverbial Clauses QuizClause Types QuizClauses And Phrases QuizComparative Clauses Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books