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Clauses: Building and Refining Compound and Complex Sentences — Quiz

Question 11 • English Language Arts 10

Which sentence contains a restrictive clause?

Answer
A
Aware that I could be bitten, I carefully approached the trapped dog, which growled at me.
B
I chose the player who ran fastest, but the other captain wanted the one with the hardest kick.
C
The road, which was long and winding, took us deeper and deeper into the dark forest.
D
The parrot, which must have been tame, flew out of the tree and landed on my shoulder.

Explanation

A restrictive clause identifies which person or thing the sentence means and is essential to the meaning. In choice C, “who ran fastest” tells us which player was chosen, so it is restrictive. The clauses set off by commas in the other choices add extra information rather than identifying a particular noun.

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