Q1:
Which kinds of punctuation are used to set off nonrestrictive clauses? Select the two correct answers.
A: Periods
B: Quotes
C: Colons
D: Dashes
E: Parentheses
Q2:
Which sentence correctly uses a nonrestrictive clause?
A: Her (oldest sister) Mallory, has a wonderful singing voice.
B: The dog--who is black and brown jumped over the fence.
C: My friend watched a movie yesterday--my favorite one.
D: I like to eat pizza with extra cheese) while it's hot.
Q3
Why are nonrestrictive clauses used?
A: To complete a sentence
B: To add detail
C: To ask a question
D: To make a conclusion
Q4
Identify the nonrestrictive clause in the following sentence:
In December--when it gets cold---I like to use a soft, warm blanket
A: I like to use
B: When it gets cold
C: in December
D: A soft, warm blanket
Q5
How would you rewrite the following sentence so that is has a correct nonrestrictive clause in it?
I always play soccer on Saturday
A: I always play soccer (my favorite sport--on Saturday
B: I always play soccer--my favorite sport-- on Saturday
C: I always play soccer my favorite sport on (Saturday)
D: I always play soccer my--favorite on Saturday
This is Connexus Language Arts 6 A Unit 5 Lesson 3
This is due TODAY please check this
Here are the answers:
1: Parentheses, Dashes (Hence the name of the lesson)
2: My friend watched a movie yesterday--my favorite one (Dashes separating one part of the sentence from the other means that it is a nonrestrictive clause)
3: To add detail (Nonrestrictive clauses add unnecessary detail to a sentence)
4: When it gets cold (This is separated by dashes and the sentence would make sense without it)
5: I always play soccer--my favorite sport-- on Saturday. (see Q4)
Thanks for putting this in a neat format where I can understand it!!