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Mr. Eble CP2 Senior English

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1 Mr. Eble CP2 Senior English
Common Error #3: A Missing Comma with a Non-Restrictive / Non-Essential Element Mr. Eble CP2 Senior English

2 A Non-restrictive element is…
…one that is not essential to the basic meaning of the sentence. You could remove it from the sentence and the sentence would still make sense. EXAMPLE: Mr. Eble, a Capricorn with Penicillin allergies, struggles to deal with many Pisces. Many people omit these commas…

3 Non-Restrictive elements are often appositives,…
nouns or pronouns — often with modifiers — set beside another noun or pronoun to explain or identify it. Example: My friend Ferris borrowed my dad’s car, a 1961 Ferrari GT California, to take us to Chicago on our day off school.


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