Question

Identifying Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses

For each sentence below, decide if the adjective clause (in bold) is restrictive or nonrestrictive.

1.  Students who have young children are invited to use the free daycare center.

2. I left my son at the campus day care center, which is free to all full-time students.

3. John Wayne, who appeared in over 200 movies, was the biggest box-office attraction of his time.

4.   I refuse to live in any house that Jack built.

5. Merdine, who was born in a boxcar somewhere in Arkansas, grows homesick every time she hears the wail of a train whistle.

6. My new running shoes, which cost more than a hundred dollars, fell apart during the marathon.

7.  I lent some money to Earl, whose house was destroyed in the flood.

8. The thing that impresses me the most about America is the way parents obey their children.

9. A physician who smokes and overeats has no right to criticize the personal habits of his patients.

10. The beer that made Milwaukee famous has made a loser out of me.

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