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Relative Clauses - Essential Vs Non-Essential
Test Description: Play the game and answer questions regarding essential and non-essential relative dependent clauses!
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following has correct punctuation for a NON-ESSENTIAL relative clause?
A
The blue bird who always sits in front of my house has a black spot on its wing.
B
The blue bird, who always sits in front of my house, has a black spot on its wing.
C
The blue bird who always sits in front of my house, has a black spot on its wing.
D
The blue bird always, sitting in front of my house, has a black spot on its wing.
2) Which of the following has correct punctuation for an ESSENTIAL relative clause?
A
Becky's purple sweater, which is made of cotton, is super comfy.
B
Danielle's backpack, the one next to the door, always has extra pencils in it.
C
The dog with a red collar licked me.
D
The raindrop rolled down the window very slowly.
3) Which of the following has a RELATIVE DEPENDENT CLAUSE in it?
A
Tom eats chocolate cake after school sometimes.
B
Hank marches in the marching band during football games.
C
The ornament, made in Taiwan, is very pretty.
D
The cup with the purple lid belongs to my sister.
4) How many commas are in a sentence containing an ESSENTIAL relative clause?
A
2
B
1
C
3
D
0
5) How many commas are normally in a sentence containing a NON-ESSENTIAL relative clause?
A
0
B
2
C
3
D
1
6) Which sentence below has the correct punctuation for a relative clause?
A
The reason why I love cats is because they are cuddly.
B
I walked to my friend's house, which is down the street.
C
Matt who loves Burger King was mad that we went to McDonalds instead.
D
The cheetah who lives in the African Savana is one of the fasted animals in the world.
7) Which is true about NON-ESSENTIAL relative dependent clauses?
A
They are not necessary to the sentence.
B
All of the above
C
They must be separated from the rest of the sentence with commas.
D
They can be taken out of the sentence and the sentence still makes sense.
8) Which is true about ESSENTIAL relative dependent clauses?
A
They start with a relative adverb/pronoun.
B
They are not different than non-essential clauses.
C
They don't change the meaning of the sentence if removed.
D
They aren't necessary to the sentence.
9) Which sentence is punctuated correctly for a NON-ESSENTIAL relative clause?
A
Weston, who loves dinosaurs, was very excited to watch Jurassic World.
B
The man that lives down the street brought us cookies.
C
Emmett who hates bedtime, refused to put on his pajamas.
D
I picked up Grandma Myrna who likes cookies, to take her grocery shopping.
10) Which sentence is punctuated correctly for an ESSENTIAL relative clause?
A
The man, who lives across the street, waved as we drove by.
B
The giraffe at the zoo was my favorite animal.
C
The pizza that was from Little Caesars was better than the pizza from Pizza Ranch.
D
The Christmas lights, that were red and white, were my favorite.
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