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Question 5 • Literature and Composition I

Which sentence contains a nonrestrictive clause and is punctuated correctly?

Answer

The teacher packed picnic lunches for all the students which they loved and ate lunch outside with them (at recess).

The teacher packed picnic lunches for all the students which they loved—and ate lunch outside with them at recess.

The teacher packed picnic lunches (for all the students) which they loved and ate lunch outside with them at recess.

The teacher packed picnic lunches for all the students—which they loved—and ate lunch outside with them at recess.

Explanation

“Which they loved” adds extra information about the picnic lunches, so it is a nonrestrictive clause and should be set off with punctuation. In choice D, em dashes correctly surround the clause: “The teacher packed picnic lunches for all the students—which they loved—and ate lunch outside with them at recess.”

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