CHAPTER 5: NONESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL CLAUSES

Question 1

What are the properties of a Nonessential Clause?

Answer 1

Usually start with “which,” can be removed from a sentence without changing its meaning, and should have two commas around them.

Question 2

What are the properties of an Essential Clause?

Answer 2

Essential Clauses start with “that” rather than “which” and should not have commas around them.

Question 3

What are “Implied that” Essential Clauses?

Answer 3

Clauses where you could put in the word “that” and they would sound the same – they should NOT have commas around them.

Question 4

When a comma comes before a name or artwork…

Answer 4

It suggests that that is the ONLY one that exists. NO comma in front of a name or artwork suggests it is one of many.

Question 5

If a person or title has been generally referred to earlier in the paragraph, then is later named specifically…

Answer 5

two commas go around it.

Question 6

Avoid putting a comma between “Trick Noun as Adjectives” and the Name they describe.

Answer 6

They usually test this with people’s jobs (athlete, physicist, etc.)