Practice: Identifying Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses

For each sentence below, decide if the adjective clause (in bold) is restrictive or nonrestrictive.  Insert the necessary commas.

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1. Parents  who have young children are invited to use the free daycare center.

2. I left my clothes at the dry cleaners which is free to all full-time students.

3. John Wayne who appeared in over 200 movies was the biggest box-office attraction of his time.

4. I refuse to live in any house that Jack built.

5. Merdine who was born somewhere in Arkansas grows homesick every time she hears the wail of a train whistle.

6. My new running shoes which cost more than a hundred dollars fell apart during the marathon.

7. I lent some money to Earl whose house was destroyed in the flood.

8. The thing that impresses me the most about America is the way parents obey their children.

9. A physician who smokes and overeats has no right to criticize the personal habits of his patients.

10. The beer that made Milwaukee famous has made a loser out of me.