This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Non Restrictive Elements – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Non Restrictive Elements Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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) Who lives in New York. C) Is visiting us this weekend. D) My brother, who lives in New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who lives in New York. 3. 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. 4. 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) Which are expensive. B) Pearls. C) Aren't something I buy very often. D) There is no nonrestrictive element in this sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which are expensive. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. Choose the sentence with a correctly used non-restrictive element. A) The car that is red is fast. B) My friend who is a doctor lives in New York. C) The movie, which was a thriller, was exciting. D) The dog that barks loudly is annoying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The movie, which was a thriller, was exciting. 8. Identify the nonrestrictive element:'My dog, a golden retriever, loves to play fetch.' A) 'My dog' is the nonrestrictive element. B) 'loves to play fetch' is the nonrestrictive element. C) 'a golden retriever' is the nonrestrictive element. D) 'My dog, a golden retriever, loves' is the nonrestrictive element. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'a golden retriever' is the nonrestrictive element. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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) The new one on Main Street. C) For scones. D) On Main Street. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The new one on Main Street. 13. Choose the sentence with a non-restrictive element. A) Queen Elizabeth is funny. B) Ms. Johnson likes cookies. C) The nurse had a very sick patient. D) The administrator who was a brunette finished up her paper work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The administrator who was a brunette finished up her paper work. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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) As far as the eye could see. B) The sky. C) A brilliant cerulean blue. D) Was clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A brilliant cerulean blue. 19. 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. 20. In the sentence 'A student, Tosha, likes drinking tea', what is the non-restrictive element? A) A student. B) Tosha. C) Likes drinking tea. D) A student, Tosha, likes drinking tea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A student. 21. 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. 22. 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) Go to the library. C) After school. D) On our history projects. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The public one. 23. 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. 24. 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: B) My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York. 25. 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. 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