Question

use the drop-down menus to indicate whether the underlined part of the sentence is a restrictive phrase, a restrictive clause, a nonrestrictive phrase, or a nonrestrictive clause

the shopping center, where we often go to relax, is being remodeled.

the poster by the door is coming off of the wall.

micah, a good friend, is moving to wisconsin.

the bedtime story that my mother used to tell me is being made into a movie.

Explanation:

Analyze sentence 1

The underlined part is "where we often go to relax" in "The shopping center, where we often go to relax, is being remodeled."

• It contains a subject ("we") and a verb ("go"), making it a clause.
• It is set off by commas and adds extra, non-essential information, making it nonrestrictive.
• Therefore, it is a nonrestrictive clause.

Analyze sentence 2

The underlined part is "by the door" in "The poster by the door is coming off of the wall."

• It does not contain a subject and a verb, making it a phrase (specifically, a prepositional phrase).
• It is essential to identifying which specific poster is coming off the wall and is not set off by commas, making it restrictive.
• Therefore, it is a restrictive phrase.

Analyze sentence 3

The underlined part is "a good friend" in "Micah, a good friend, is moving to Wisconsin."

• It does not contain a subject and a verb, making it a phrase (specifically, an appositive phrase).
• It is set off by commas and adds extra, non-essential information about Micah, making it nonrestrictive.
• Therefore, it is a nonrestrictive phrase.

Analyze sentence 4

The underlined part is "that my mother used to tell me" in "The bedtime story that my mother used to tell me is being made into a movie."

• It contains a subject ("my mother") and a verb ("used"), making it a clause.
• It is essential to identifying which specific bedtime story is being made into a movie and is not set off by commas, making it restrictive.
• Therefore, it is a restrictive clause.

Answer:

Question 1

The shopping center, <blank>where we often go to relax</blank>, is being remodeled.
Answer: <blank>nonrestrictive clause</blank>

Question 2

The poster <blank>by the door</blank> is coming off of the wall.
Answer: <blank>restrictive phrase</blank>

Question 3

Micah, <blank>a good friend</blank>, is moving to Wisconsin.
Answer: <blank>nonrestrictive phrase</blank>

Question 4

The bedtime story <blank>that my mother used to tell me</blank> is being made into a movie.
Answer: <blank>restrictive clause</blank>