This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Non Restrictive Elements – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Non Restrictive Elements Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Example of a nonrestrictive element:'My brother, who lives in New York, is visiting.' What is the nonrestrictive element? A) 'who lives in New York' is the nonrestrictive element. B) 'My brother' is the nonrestrictive element. C) 'is visiting' is the nonrestrictive element. D) 'who is visiting' is the nonrestrictive element. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'who lives in New York' is the nonrestrictive element. 2. I think MODERN FAMILY is hilarious which is why I never miss an episode. A) Comma after hilarious. B) No comma. C) Comma after why. D) Comma after miss. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma after hilarious. 3. How should the the sentence be punctuated with a comma?Mrs. Johnson can you please help me? A) Mrs. Johnson can you please, help me?. B) Mrs. Johnson can you, please help me?. C) Mrs. Johnson, can you please help me?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs. Johnson, can you please help me?. 4. Identify the nonrestrictive element:'The movie, which was released last year, won several awards.' A) 'which was released last year' is the nonrestrictive element. B) 'The movie' is the nonrestrictive element. C) 'won several awards' is the nonrestrictive element. D) 'which won several awards' is the nonrestrictive element. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'which was released last year' is the nonrestrictive element. 5. The house on the corner ..... appears to be haunted. A) Of White Street. B) (the red one with broken windows). C) (on the corner). D) , the house,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (the red one with broken windows). 6. Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly to set off a non-restrictive element. A) The book, that I borrowed from the library, is due tomorrow. B) The book that I borrowed, from the library, is due tomorrow. C) The book, which I borrowed from the library, is due tomorrow. D) The book which, I borrowed from the library, is due tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The book, which I borrowed from the library, is due tomorrow. 7. Which sentence uses the dash correctly? A) My sister is coming to visit soon not soon enough!. B) My sister is coming to visit soon not soon enough!. C) My sister is coming to visit soon not soon enough!. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My sister is coming to visit soon not soon enough!. 8. Choose the sentence with the correct use of a non-restrictive element. A) The teacher who is very strict gave us homework. B) The teacher, who is very strict, gave us homework. C) The teacher who is very strict, gave us homework. D) The teacher, who is very strict gave us homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher, who is very strict, gave us homework. 9. The car * that I chose * gets almost 50 mpg on the highway. A) Comma after gets. B) Comma after mpg. C) Comma after car and after chose. D) No commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No commas. 10. Which answer choice correctly uses commas to set off the parenthetical elements in this sentence?Sarah's dog an adorable pug always has his tongue hanging out. A) Sarah's dog an adorable pug, always has his tongue, hanging out. B) Sarah's dog, an adorable pug, always has his tongue hanging out. C) Sarah's dog, an adorable pug always has his tongue, hanging out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarah's dog, an adorable pug, always has his tongue hanging out. 11. Which sentence uses DASHES correctly to explain a thought? A) If you need something, call my assistant Catherine-not Margaret and she'll help you. B) If you need something, call my assistant-Catherine, not Margaret-and she'll help you. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If you need something, call my assistant-Catherine, not Margaret-and she'll help you. 12. Which sentence contains a non-restrictive element? A) The cat sat on the mat. B) The book, which was on the table, is mine. C) She runs every morning. D) The sun rises in the east. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The book, which was on the table, is mine. 13. What is the nonrestrictive element in this sentence? Ms. Smith my teacher always assigns us homework over the weekend. A) Ms. Smith. B) Always assigns us homework over the weekend. C) My teacher. D) There is no nonrestrictive element in this sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My teacher. 14. Which sentence uses a non-restrictive elements correctly? A) The doctor asked the nurse to step out of the exam room. B) The doctor, Dr. Arnold, asked the nurse to step out of the exam room. C) The doctor, Dr. Arnold, asked the nurse, to step out of the exam room. D) Dr. Arnold, doctor, asked the nurse to step out of the exam room. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The doctor, Dr. Arnold, asked the nurse, to step out of the exam room. 15. In the sentence 'The book, which I borrowed from the library, is fascinating, ' what is the nonrestrictive element? A) 'which I borrowed from the library' is the nonrestrictive element. B) 'The book' is the nonrestrictive element. C) 'is fascinating' is the nonrestrictive element. D) 'from the library' is the nonrestrictive element. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'which I borrowed from the library' is the nonrestrictive element. 16. Which sentence uses a DASH correctly to emphasize breaks in thought & shifts in tone? A) I was glad to be home-until I saw the bill in the mailbox. B) I was glad-to be home until I saw the bill in the mailbox. C) I was glad to be home until I saw-the bill in the mailbox. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was glad to be home-until I saw the bill in the mailbox. 17. In the sentence 'My friend, a talented musician, is performing tonight', what is the non-restrictive element? A) My friend. B) A talented musician. C) Is performing tonight. D) My friend, a talented musician. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A talented musician. 18. The players who are wearing the red uniforms are winning the game.The highlighted clause is ..... A) Restrictive clause. B) Non-restrictive clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Restrictive clause. 19. How should the sentence be punctuated using commas?My friend who loves basketball also plays softball. A) My best friend, who loves basketball also plays softball. B) My friend who loves basketball, also plays softball. C) My friend who loves basketball also plays, softball. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend who loves basketball, also plays softball. 20. What is the non-restrictive element in the sentence 'Peter, who works at night, is going to visit me'? A) Peter. B) Who works at night. C) Is going to visit me. D) Peter, who works at night, is going to visit me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who works at night. 21. Pick a non-restrictive element to fill in the blank.The house on the corner ..... appears to be haunted. A) Of White Street. B) (the red one with broken windows). C) (on the corner). D) , the house,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (the red one with broken windows). 22. Which of the following is NOT a reason to use dashes? A) To confuse the reader. B) To show an abrupt interruption. C) To show the character's thoughts. D) To create suspense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To confuse the reader. 23. Add parentheses to the sentence:Mrs. Lantz my third grade teacher was the winner of the dance contest. A) Mrs. Lantz (my third grade teacher was the winner) of the dance contest. B) Mrs. Lantz my third grade teacher was the winner (of the dance contest.). C) Mrs. Lantz (my third grade teacher) was the winner of the dance contest. D) (Mrs. Lantz) my third grade teacher was the winner of the dance contest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs. Lantz (my third grade teacher) was the winner of the dance contest. 24. The dog * that bit me * needs to be leashed. A) Comma after dog. B) Comma after me. C) No commas. D) Commas after dog and me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No commas. 25. What is the non-restrictive element in this sentence:'The movie, which was released last year, won several awards.' A) The movie. B) Which was released last year. C) Won several awards. D) The movie, which was released last year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which was released last year. 26. Choose the sentence that correctly uses commas to set off the nonrestrictive element. A) The book that I borrowed from the library is fascinating. B) The book, that I borrowed from the library, is fascinating. C) The book, which I borrowed from the library, is fascinating. D) The book which I borrowed from the library is fascinating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The book, which I borrowed from the library, is fascinating. 27. What is the nonrestrictive element in this sentence?The students read silently at the start of class. A) The students. B) At the start of class. C) There is no nonrestrictive element in this sentence. D) Read silently. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is no nonrestrictive element in this sentence. 28. True or False:Non-restrictive elements are essential to the meaning of a sentence. A) A) True. B) B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) False. 29. Is the following sentence punctuated correctly?My doctor, who graduated from Harvard University, is very intelligent. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 30. What is the correct punctuation for this sentence:'The car which is red is mine.'? A) 'The car which is red is mine.'. B) 'The car, which is red, is mine.'. C) 'The car; which is red is mine.'. D) 'The car:which is red is mine.'. 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