Question

read the sentence. the garden was enclosed by tall stone walls, which blocked out the noise and bustle of the city. which statement best explains how the underlined clause conveys meaning? it describes the effect of the tall stone walls. it explains when the garden was enclosed by walls. it modifies the subject and describes the garden. it modifies the verb and describes the enclosure.

Explanation:

The underlined clause "which blocked out the noise and bustle of the city" is a non - restrictive relative clause. The relative pronoun "which" refers to "tall stone walls". The action "blocked out the noise and bustle of the city" shows what the tall stone walls did, that is, it shows the effect of the tall stone walls.

• The clause does not mention any time related to when the garden was enclosed, so it does not explain when the garden was enclosed by walls.
• The subject of the main clause is "The garden", but the relative clause is not about the garden itself (like its appearance, size etc. related to the garden as a place), but about what the walls (not the garden) did. So it does not modify the subject (the garden) and describe the garden.
• The verb in the main clause is "was enclosed". The relative clause is not about the action of enclosing (like how the enclosing was done, or the manner of enclosing), but about the result of the walls (which are part of the enclosure structure) being there. So it does not modify the verb and describe the enclosure.

Answer:

It describes the effect of the tall stone walls.