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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Nonrestrictive Elements and Parallel Structure

Question 4 • DBN LA 6-CR

How could you rewrite sentence 2 to include a nonrestrictive element?

Answer
A
My father picked me up because he was my instructor for the day.
B
My father, my instructor for the day, picked me up.
C
My father who was my instructor for the day, picked me up.
D
My father, also my instructor picked me up.

Explanation

A nonrestrictive element adds extra information that is not needed to identify the noun, so it is set off with commas. In “My father, my instructor for the day, picked me up,” the phrase “my instructor for the day” adds information about my father and is correctly enclosed by commas.

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