TSA Writing Skills Assessment UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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TSA Writing Skills
TSA Writing Skills Assessment UPDATED
Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Restrictive and Nonrestrictive
Phrases and Clauses - CORRECT ANSWER-
A ______________ phrase or clause provides information that is necessary to identify
specifically what is being described. - CORRECT ANSWER-...
TSA Writing Skills Assessment UPDATED
Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Restrictive and Nonrestrictive
Phrases and Clauses - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
A ______________ phrase or clause provides information that is necessary to identify
specifically what is being described. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- restrictive
A ____________________ phrase or clause provides information that is incidental to the
meaning of the sentence. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- nonrestrictive
_______________ phrases and clauses are not separated from the rest of the sentence by
commas. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- restrictive
________________ phrases and clauses are separated from the rest of the sentence by
commas. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- nonrestrictive
Restrictive or Nonrestrictive
The blue house that he built on a hill is quite large. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- restrictive
The sentence is written about a man who built several blue houses but only one on a hill.
Therefore, the phrase that he built on a hill is essential for knowing which blue house is being
referred to. The phrase is therefore restrictive and is not separated from the rest of the
sentence by commas.
Restrictive or Nonrestrictive
The blue house, which he built on a hill, is quite large. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
nonrestrictive
, This example is written about a man who built only one blue house, and it happens to be on a
hill. Therefore, which he built on a hill is not essential for knowing which house is
being referred to. The phrase is therefore nonrestrictive and is separated from the rest of the
sentence by commas.
In this sentence, the person to be congratulated is identified as Pat, and the clause who won
the prize is not essential for identifying the person. The clause is therefore
nonrestrictive and is separated from the rest of the sentence by
commas.
Restrictive or Nonrestrictive
We should congratulate the student who won the prize. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
restrictive
We should congratulate the student who won the prize.
In this sentence the clause who won the prize is essential for indicating the person who
should be congratulated. The clause is therefore restrictive and is not separated from the rest
of the sentence by commas.
Definition:
A word or phrase used to assert an action or state of being. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Verb
Definition:
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