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QuizMultiple Choice

Punctuating Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Elements

Question 12 • GA-Literature and Composition I

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Answer
A
Tanna president of the National Honor Society truly enjoys volunteer work.
B
The old house, that my father grew up in, is being completely renovated.
C
My sister, who is a waitress at Billy’s Big Burger Shack, is sixteen years old.
D
The bird that built a nest in the oak tree, appears to have an injured wing.

Explanation

The clause “who is a waitress at Billy’s Big Burger Shack” adds extra information about the speaker’s sister, so it should be set off with commas. Choice C does this correctly. In A, the appositive “president of the National Honor Society” needs commas; B incorrectly sets off the essential clause “that my father grew up in”; and D wrongly places a comma between the subject and verb.

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