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Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Words, Phrases, and Clauses — Quiz

Question 2 • English Language Arts 10

Read the sentence. The children, who were lucky, got presents. Which statements accurately describe the sentence? Choose two correct answers.

Answer
A
The sentence contains a restrictive appositive.
B
The sentence contains a nonrestrictive appositive.
C
The sentence contains a nonrestrictive clause.
D
All of the children got presents.
E
Only the lucky children got presents.

Explanation

The clause “who were lucky” is set off by commas, so it adds extra information about the children rather than identifying which children. That makes it a nonrestrictive clause. The sentence says that the children got presents, so all the children being referred to got presents; it does not say that only lucky children got them.

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