What best describes the underlined part of this sentence?
O restrictive phrase
nonrestrictive phrase
O restrictive clause
O nonrestrictive clause

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Read the sentence.

The canyon, formed by years of erosion, was a breathtaking sight to behold.

What best describes the underlined part of this sentence?

restrictive phrase

nonrestrictive phrase

restrictive clause

nonrestrictive clause

nonrestrictive phrase

Explanation:

A nonrestrictive phrase is characterized by a non-essential sentence within a sentence. In this case, although this sentence is important and presents additional information about another sentence previously said, its existence within the sentence is not essential for the sentence to make sense. Thus, the removal of this sentence will not be missed by the reader, who will continue to understand the sentence.

An example of this can be seen above. This is because the phrase "formed by years of erosion," is not essential to establish the understanding of the phrase, being therefore a nonrestrictive phrase.

technical documents should be clear and precise. basically, clarity is the key element in a successful technical document.

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