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Nonessential Clause Quiz
This quiz will test your ability to properly punctuate sentences containing nonessential clauses.
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1. Please select the option that is grammatically correct.
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The Olmec culture, which flourished in the modern-day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco, was among the earliest complex civilizations.
The Olmec culture (which flourished in the modern-day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco) was among the earliest complex civilizations.
The Olmec culture which flourished in the modern-day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco was among the earliest complex civilizations.
The Olmec culture, which flourished in the modern-day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco were among the earliest complex civilizations.
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2. Please select the option that is grammatically correct.
1 point
Edgar Allan Poe, who wrote "The Raven," is a great American poet.
Edgar Allan Poe who wrote "The Raven" is a great American poet.
Edgar Allan Poe who wrote "The Raven," is a great American poet.
Edgar Allan Poe, who wrote "The Raven" is a great American poet.
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3. Please select the option that is grammatically correct.
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Puerto Rico, was a Spanish colony until 1898, when it was ceded to the United States.
Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony until 1898. When it was ceded to the United States.
Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony until 1898 when it was ceded to the United States.
Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony until 1898, when it was ceded to the United States.
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4. Please select the option that is grammatically correct.
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Company managers, seeking higher profits, hired temporary workers to replace full-time staff.
Company managers seeking higher profits hired temporary workers to replace full-time staff.
Company managers seeking higher profits, hired temporary workers to replace full-time staff.
Company managers, seeking higher profits hired temporary workers to replace full-time staff.
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5. Please select the option that is grammatically correct.
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Michael Phelps won first prize. Which was a gold medal.
Michael Phelps, won first prize, Which was a gold medal.
Michael Phelps won first prize, which was a gold medal.
Michael Phelps won first prize which was a gold medal.
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6. Please select the option that is grammatically correct.
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Films, such as Casablanca, and The Brick, feature a morally neutral protagonist.
Films, such as Casablanca and The Brick, feature a morally neutral protagonist.
Films, such as Casablanca and The Brick feature a morally neutral protagonist.
Films such as Casablanca and The Brick feature a morally neutral protagonist.
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7. Please select the option that is grammatically correct.
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The town, where tourists like to visit has the smallest year-round population in the state.
The town where tourists like to visit, has the smallest year-round population in the state.
The town, where tourists like to visit, has the smallest year-round population in the state.
The town where tourists like to visit has the smallest year-round population in the state.
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8. Please select the option that is grammatically correct.
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I have assigned to your department Jeffery Lebowski, who will soon proceed to the local bowling alley for an inspection.
I have assigned to your department Jeffery Lebowski: who will soon proceed to the local bowling alley for an inspection.
I have assigned to your department Jeffery Lebowski who will soon proceed to the local bowling alley for an inspection.
I have assigned to your department, Jeffery Lebowski, who will soon proceed to the local bowling alley for an inspection.
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9. Please select the option that is grammatically correct.
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The author whom many critics blasted has written a new best seller.
The author who many critics blasted, has written a new best seller.
The author, who many critics blasted, has written a new best seller.
The author, whom many critics blasted has written a new best seller.
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10. Please select the option that is grammatically correct.
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Many people sought out Aristotle, whose wisdom spread through the ancient world.
Many people sought out Aristotle: whose wisdom spread through the ancient world.
Many people sought out Aristotle whose wisdom spread through the ancient world.
Many people sought out Aristotle whose wisdom spread, through the ancient world.
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