This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Non Restrictive Elements – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Non Restrictive Elements Quiz 1 (25 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: A) Savings Galore . 4. Select the sentence that includes a non-restrictive element. A) The teacher who is strict gave us homework. B) The garden, which is full of flowers, is beautiful. C) The student that studies hard will succeed. D) The book that I borrowed is interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The garden, which is full of flowers, is beautiful. 5. Which sentence is incorrectly punctuated? A) Leo sat on the sofa which was covered-in dog hair. B) The study of blood or hematology is an area that you could specialize in. C) Karate a type of self-defense does not require much equipment. D) I spent $ 400 to rent that hotel room the biggest I had ever seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leo sat on the sofa which was covered-in dog hair. 6. That show is on late which is why I usually don't watch it. A) No comma. B) Comma after late. C) Comma after show. D) Comma after why. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma after late. 7. 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. 8. In the sentence 'The teacher, who is very kind, helps all students, ' what does the nonrestrictive element tell us? A) It provides additional information about the teacher but is not necessary to identify which teacher is being referred to. B) It specifies which teacher is being referred to in the sentence. C) It indicates that the teacher is unkind to some students. D) It suggests that the teacher helps only a few students. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It provides additional information about the teacher but is not necessary to identify which teacher is being referred to. 9. 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. 10. 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) My mother. B) Who had been waiting for the past 30 minutes. C) Was beginning to question. D) Where the train was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who had been waiting for the past 30 minutes. 11. The child, the one scream in a fit (a) was running down the checkout lane. A) A.,. B) . C) (. D) ). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A.,. 12. 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. 13. 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: A) Savings Galore . 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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: B) My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York. 20. Which phrase in the sentence makes up the nonrestrictive or parenthetical element? The kids, bursting with excitement, tumbled through the door like puppies. A) Through the door. B) Like puppies. C) Bursting with excitement. D) Tumbled through the door. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bursting with excitement. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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!. 25. Identify the non-restrictive element in the following sentence: "My brother, who lives in New York, is visiting us next week." A) My brother. B) Who lives in New York. C) Is visiting us next week. D) Next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who lives in New York. 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