Which sentence explains why commas are used with nonrestrictive elements?(1 point)

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Commas add more information to clauses and nonrestrictive elements.
Commas add more information to clauses and nonrestrictive elements.

Commas come at the beginning of clauses and nonrestrictive elements.
Commas come at the beginning of clauses and nonrestrictive elements.

Commas set off clauses and nonrestrictive elements from the rest of the sentence.
Commas set off clauses and nonrestrictive elements from the rest of the sentence.

Commas split clauses or nonrestrictive elements into smaller, easier-to-read parts.

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The correct response is:

Commas set off clauses and nonrestrictive elements from the rest of the sentence.

This sentence explains that commas are used to indicate that the information in a nonrestrictive element is additional and not essential to the meaning of the sentence.