Question

Choose the sentence in which the non-restrictive phrase appears in bold.

Mattie, whom I've known since preschool, is the only person I know at my new school.

My friend Mattie is the only person I know at my new school.

Mattie is my oldest friend and the only person I know at my new school.

The only person I know at my new school is Mattie—my oldest friend

Answer 1

@snowflakefrozen @Ahlpa_Omega32

Answer 2

@snowflakefrozen @Compassionate help??

Answer 3

let me see one second

Answer 4

ok?

Answer 5

Mattie is my oldest friend and the only person I know at my new school.

Answer 6

Select the sentence that correctly uses dashes for emphasis.

My baby sister dropped her nearly full—bottle of juice—in a mud puddle.

My baby sister dropped her nearly full bottle—of juice—in a mud puddle.

My baby sister dropped her bottle of juice in a mud—puddle.

My baby—sister—dropped her nearly full bottle of juice in a mud puddle.

Answer 7

@snowflakefrozen

Answer 8

I would go with eather My baby sister dropped her bottle of juice in a mud—puddle. or My baby sister dropped her nearly full bottle—of juice—in a mud puddle.

Answer 9

Anything else?

Answer 10

Select the sentence that correctly uses parentheses.

Everyone who lives (in the United States) hears the story about George Washington and the cherry tree.

The story about how (George Washington) told his father that he accidentally cut down the cherry tree is often told to teach children the value of honesty.

George Washington told his father, "I cannot tell a lie. (I cut down the cherry tree!)"

Do you believe the story about the president (George Washington) who, as a boy, admitted to his father that he cut down the cherry tree?

Answer 11

D

Answer 12

Select the best way to clarify or add an example to a sentence.

Use dashes.

Use commas to change the meaning of the sentence.

Rewrite the sentence.

Use parentheses.

Answer 13

D

Answer 14

Anything else?

Answer 15

I would rewrite the sentence, and for example, I would use "for example" in the sentence.