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QuizMultiple Choice

Punctuating Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Elements

Question 22 • GA-Literature and Composition I

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Answer
T
The house which has been vacant—is finally for sale.
T
The statue, which is made of copper is well crafted.
O
One country—that I would like to visit—is Australia.
O
One play that I would like to read is Julius Caesar.

Explanation

D is correct: “that I would like to read” identifies which play, so it is essential to the sentence and should not be set off with commas or dashes. In B, the nonessential clause “which is made of copper” needs a comma after “copper.” A and C incorrectly use dashes around clauses that do not belong in that punctuation pattern.

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