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Relative Clauses

Academic Center Exercises

We recommend you complete exercises 1, 2, and 3 and at least one from exercises 4, 5, and 6.

 

Exercise 1: In exercise one, about Edouard Manet, you'll set off relative pronouns with brackets, put parentheses around the relative clause, and circle the noun that is being modified. (9 sentences) An answer key is included at the end of the exercise.

 

Exercise 2: Exercise two contains a brief paragraph about Andrew Wyeth. Modified noun phrases have been capitalized. Your task will be to add commas only when the relative clause modifies a proper noun or a noun already familiar to the reader. (6 sentences) An answer key is included at the end of the exercise.

 

Exercise 3: In this exercise about Grandma Moses, you'll need to add commas only where needed. (8 sentences) An answer key is included at the end of the exercise.

 

Exercise 4: In exercise four about Claude Monet's garden, you'll read the brief passage and underline the relative clauses. Set off the non-restrictive clauses with commas. An answer key is included at the end of the exercise.

 

Exercise 5: In exercise five (also about Monet's garden), you'll read the brief passage and underline the relative clauses. Next, you should set off the non-restrictive clauses with commas. An answer key is included at the end of the exercise.

 

Exercise 6: In exercise five about Matisse, you'll read the brief passage and punctuate and capitalize it correctly. Next, you'll underline the relative clauses and set off the non-restrictive clauses with commas. An answer key is included at the end of the exercise.

 

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