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QuizMultiple Choice

Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Words, Phrases, and Clauses — Quiz

Question 13 • English Language Arts 10

Read the sentence. Determine if the appositive is restrictive or nonrestrictive based on punctuation. My dog Zeus won at the county dog show. What can be concluded about Zeus?

Answer
A
The speaker owns more than one dog, because Zeus is a restrictive appositive.
B
Zeus is the speaker’s only dog, because Zeus is a restrictive appositive.
C
Zeus is the speaker’s only dog, because Zeus is a nonrestrictive appositive.
D
The speaker owns more than one dog, because Zeus is a nonrestrictive appositive.

Explanation

“Zeus” names which dog the speaker means, and it is not set off by commas. That makes it a restrictive appositive, suggesting the speaker has more than one dog and needs the name to identify this one. So the conclusion is that the speaker owns more than one dog, as stated in choice A.

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