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7.93 Nonrestrictive Elements Commas, Dashes, Parentheses Worksheet

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This Grade 7 English worksheet provides structured practice on 7.93 Nonrestrictive Elements Commas, Dashes, Parentheses. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Nonrestrictive Elements: Commas, Dashes, and Parentheses - Demonstrate command of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. (CCSS ELA-Literacy L.7.2: Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling)

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English

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

Final proofread task: In the announcement, the principal wrote: "Our open house will be Thursday April 10 (from 6 to 8 p.m.) parents and students are welcome."

Which revision correctly punctuates the nonessential date information and fixes the run-on?

AOur open house will be Thursday, April 10 (from 6 to 8 p.m.), parents and students are welcome.

BOur open house will be Thursday April 10—from 6 to 8 p.m.—parents and students are welcome.

COur open house will be Thursday, April 10 (from 6 to 8 p.m.) parents and students are welcome.

DOur open house will be Thursday, April 10 (from 6 to 8 p.m.); parents and students are welcome.

Solution & Explanation:The day and date form a unit and typically take a comma (Thursday, April 10). The time is extra and can stay in parentheses. The sentence also needs a clear break between two complete thoughts, and a semicolon does that in option D.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Sentence to revise: My cousin, the one with the green helmet, who races BMX, won the final heat.

Which revision best clarifies what information is essential and what is nonessential?

AMy cousin—the one with the green helmet—who races BMX won the final heat.

BMy cousin the one with the green helmet, who races BMX, won the final heat.

CMy cousin with the green helmet, who races BMX, won the final heat.

DMy cousin, the one with the green helmet, who races BMX won the final heat.

Solution & Explanation:'With the green helmet' identifies which cousin, so it stays essential without commas. The clause 'who races BMX' adds extra information, so it is set off with commas. Option C best reflects that meaning.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

From a tech review: The tablet—which I bought last week, from a local shop—already needs updates.

Which revision correctly matches punctuation boundaries and removes the misplaced comma after 'week'?

AThe tablet, which I bought last week from a local shop, already needs updates.

BThe tablet—which I bought last week from a local shop—already needs updates.

CThe tablet—which I bought last week, from a local shop—already needs updates.

DThe tablet (which I bought last week, from a local shop) already needs updates.

Solution & Explanation:The phrase 'from a local shop' is part of the same nonessential description and shouldn’t be split off with a comma. Option B uses a clean pair of dashes around the whole nonessential phrase.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Grade 7 English students. It aligns with educational standard L.7.2 (Demonstrate command of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.).