Question

use the drop-down menus to identify the underlined part of the sentence as restrictive or nonrestrictive.
the chicken casserole that angelo made last night was his best ever.
that library book, which i checked out on tuesday, is about a stock car driver.
the boots with the zippers are the ones i want.

Explanation:

Analyze the first sentence

The first sentence is: "The chicken casserole that Angelo made last night was his best ever."
The underlined clause is "that Angelo made last night".
This clause identifies which specific chicken casserole is being referred to. Without this clause, the sentence "The chicken casserole was his best ever" loses the essential context of which casserole is being discussed.
Therefore, this is a restrictive clause.
Applying our knowledge of Restrictive Phrases, we classify this as restrictive.

Analyze the second sentence

The second sentence is: "That library book, which I checked out on Tuesday, is about a stock car driver."
The underlined clause is "which I checked out on Tuesday".
This clause is set off by commas and provides extra, non-essential information about "That library book" (which is already identified by the demonstrative adjective "That"). Removing it does not change the core identity of the book.
Therefore, this is a nonrestrictive clause.
Applying our knowledge of Nonrestrictive Phrases, we classify this as nonrestrictive.

Analyze the third sentence

The third sentence is: "The boots with the zippers are the ones I want."
The underlined phrase is "with the zippers".
This prepositional phrase specifies exactly which boots are being referred to out of all possible boots. Without this phrase, the sentence "The boots are the ones I want" does not specify which boots are desired.
Therefore, this is a restrictive phrase.
Applying our knowledge of Restrictive Phrases, we classify this as restrictive.

Answer:

Question 1

The chicken casserole <u>that Angelo made last night</u> was his best ever.
<blank>restrictive</blank>

Question 2

That library book, <u>which I checked out on Tuesday</u>, is about a stock car driver.
<blank>nonrestrictive</blank>

Question 3

The boots <u>with the zippers</u> are the ones I want.
<blank>restrictive</blank>