Question

A restrictive adjective clause is _____.. . . Not set off with commas, Set off with commas, set off with semi-colons, set off with brackets.

Answer 1

Answer:

A restrictive adjective clause is not set off with commas

Explanation:

Adjective clauses are dependent clauses whose function is to modify or describe nouns. They can be either restrictive or nonrestrictive. When they're nonrestrictive, they contain information that is not essential to the sentence, meaning that without it, the sentence would still make complete sense. When these types of clauses are placed in the middle of a sentence, they're set off with commas, and when they're placed at the end of the sentence, they're followed by a comma.

A restrictive clause, on the other hand, is one that is never set off by commas because its content is essential to the meaning of the sentence: without it, the sentence would seem incomplete, unspecific, vague or would have a different meaning. An example of a sentence containing a restrictive adjective clause: The doctor who attended me last week is sick.

Answer 2

A restrictive adjective clause is not set off with commas. The correct answer would be the first option. Restrictive clause is a clause that cannot be omitted in the sentence for it will change the idea of the whole sentence. It is the opposite of non-restrictive clause--a clause that serves as an additional information that is set off with commas.