Use the drop-down menus to indicate whether the underlined part of the sentence is a restrictive phrase, a restrictive clause, a nonrestrictive phrase, or a nonrestrictive clause.

Question

A: The shopping center, where we often go to relax, is being remodeled.

B: The poster by the door is coming off of the wall.

C: Micah, a good friend, is moving to Wisconsin.

D: The bedtime story that my mother used to tell me is being made into a movie.

Answer 1

A: The shopping center, where we often go to relax, is being remodeled.
Nonrestrictive clause

B: The poster by the door is coming off of the wall.
Restrictive phrase

C: Micah, a good friend, is moving to Wisconsin.
Nonrestrictive phrase

D: The bedtime story that my mother used to tell me is being made into a movie.
Restrictive clause