13
QuizMultiple Choice

The Human Experience — Test

Question 13 • Literature and Composition II

Which sentence includes a restrictive clause?

Answer
A
American literature, which we study in 11th grade, is my favorite subject.
B
I often see my middle school English teacher shopping at the mall.
C
The ceramic cups Birgit bought at the garage sale are all chipped.
D
The English novelist Charles Dickens also wrote plays and articles.

Explanation

A restrictive clause gives essential information that identifies the noun it describes. In “The ceramic cups Birgit bought at the garage sale are all chipped,” the clause “Birgit bought at the garage sale” tells us which cups are meant. The clause in D is nonrestrictive because “which we study in 11th grade” adds extra information about American literature rather than identifying it.

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