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TSA Writing Skills Assessment
Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers
A ______________ phrase or clause provides information that
is necessary to identify specifically what is being described.
Answer: restrictive
A ____________________ phrase or clause provides
information that is incidental to the meaning of the sentence.
Answer: nonrestrictive
_______________ phrases and clauses are not separated from
the rest of the sentence by commas. Answer: restrictive
________________ phrases and clauses are separated from
the rest of the sentence by commas. Answer: nonrestrictive
Restrictive or Nonrestrictive
The blue house that he built on a hill is quite large. Answer:
restrictive
The sentence is written about a man who built several blue
houses but only one on a hill. Therefore, the phrase that he
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built on a hill is essential for knowing which blue house is being
referred to. The phrase is therefore restrictive and is not
separated from the rest of the sentence by commas.
Restrictive or Nonrestrictive
The blue house, which he built on a hill, is quite large.
Answer: nonrestrictive
This example is written about a man who built only one blue
house, and it happens to be on a hill. Therefore, which he built
on a hill is not essential for knowing which house is
being referred to. The phrase is therefore nonrestrictive and is
separated from the rest of the sentence by commas.
Restrictive or Nonrestrictive
Pat, who won the prize, deserves our
congratulations. Answer: nonrestrictive
In this sentence, the person to be congratulated is identified as
Pat, and the clause who won the prize is not essential for
identifying the person. The clause is therefore
nonrestrictive and is separated from the rest of the sentence
by
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commas.
Restrictive or Nonrestrictive
We should congratulate the student who won the prize.
Answer: restrictive
We should congratulate the student who won the prize.
In this sentence the clause who won the prize is essential for
indicating the person who should be congratulated. The clause
is therefore restrictive and is not separated from the rest of the
sentence by commas.
Definition:
A word or phrase used to assert an action or state of being.
Answer: Verb
Definition:
The ________ of a verb shows whether the subject performs
an action (active voice) or receives it (passive voice). Answer:
voice
Active or Passive Voice
The consultant wrote a proposal. Answer: Active
TSA Writing Skills Assessment
Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers
A ______________ phrase or clause provides information that
is necessary to identify specifically what is being described.
Answer: restrictive
A ____________________ phrase or clause provides
information that is incidental to the meaning of the sentence.
Answer: nonrestrictive
_______________ phrases and clauses are not separated from
the rest of the sentence by commas. Answer: restrictive
________________ phrases and clauses are separated from
the rest of the sentence by commas. Answer: nonrestrictive
Restrictive or Nonrestrictive
The blue house that he built on a hill is quite large. Answer:
restrictive
The sentence is written about a man who built several blue
houses but only one on a hill. Therefore, the phrase that he
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built on a hill is essential for knowing which blue house is being
referred to. The phrase is therefore restrictive and is not
separated from the rest of the sentence by commas.
Restrictive or Nonrestrictive
The blue house, which he built on a hill, is quite large.
Answer: nonrestrictive
This example is written about a man who built only one blue
house, and it happens to be on a hill. Therefore, which he built
on a hill is not essential for knowing which house is
being referred to. The phrase is therefore nonrestrictive and is
separated from the rest of the sentence by commas.
Restrictive or Nonrestrictive
Pat, who won the prize, deserves our
congratulations. Answer: nonrestrictive
In this sentence, the person to be congratulated is identified as
Pat, and the clause who won the prize is not essential for
identifying the person. The clause is therefore
nonrestrictive and is separated from the rest of the sentence
by
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commas.
Restrictive or Nonrestrictive
We should congratulate the student who won the prize.
Answer: restrictive
We should congratulate the student who won the prize.
In this sentence the clause who won the prize is essential for
indicating the person who should be congratulated. The clause
is therefore restrictive and is not separated from the rest of the
sentence by commas.
Definition:
A word or phrase used to assert an action or state of being.
Answer: Verb
Definition:
The ________ of a verb shows whether the subject performs
an action (active voice) or receives it (passive voice). Answer:
voice
Active or Passive Voice
The consultant wrote a proposal. Answer: Active
