Relative Clauses - Essential Vs Non-Essential Question Preview (ID: 54297)


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Which sentence is punctuated correctly for a NON-ESSENTIAL relative clause?
a) The man that lives down the street brought us cookies.
b) I picked up Grandma Myrna who likes cookies, to take her grocery shopping.
c) Weston, who loves dinosaurs, was very excited to watch Jurassic World.
d) Emmett who hates bedtime, refused to put on his pajamas.

Which is true about ESSENTIAL relative dependent clauses?
a) They aren't necessary to the sentence.
b) They are not different than non-essential clauses.
c) They start with a relative adverb/pronoun.
d) They don't change the meaning of the sentence if removed.

Which is true about NON-ESSENTIAL relative dependent clauses?
a) They can be taken out of the sentence and the sentence still makes sense.
b) They must be separated from the rest of the sentence with commas.
c) They are not necessary to the sentence.
d) All of the above

How many commas are in a sentence containing an ESSENTIAL relative clause?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3

How many commas are normally in a sentence containing a NON-ESSENTIAL relative clause?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3

Which sentence below has the correct punctuation for a relative clause?
a) The cheetah who lives in the African Savana is one of the fasted animals in the world.
b) I walked to my friend's house, which is down the street.
c) The reason why I love cats is because they are cuddly.
d) Matt who loves Burger King was mad that we went to McDonalds instead.

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.

Which of the following has correct punctuation for an ESSENTIAL relative clause?
a) Danielle's backpack, the one next to the door, always has extra pencils in it.
b) The raindrop rolled down the window very slowly.
c) The dog with a red collar licked me.
d) Becky's purple sweater, which is made of cotton, is super comfy.

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 always, sitting 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 who always sits in front of my house has a black spot on its wing.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly for an ESSENTIAL relative clause?
a) The pizza that was from Little Caesars was better than the pizza from Pizza Ranch.
b) The man, who lives across the street, waved as we drove by.
c) The Christmas lights, that were red and white, were my favorite.
d) The giraffe at the zoo was my favorite animal.

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