Adjective clause punctuation:
OK or not OK? Punctuate the adjective clauses if necessary
1. Buenos Aires which is the capital of Argentina is the largest city south of the
equator.
2. Pythagoras who was a Greek philosopher who lived in the sixth century B.C.
was the first to conceive of the earth as a globe.
3. New Hampshire was the only one of the original thirteen colonies that was
not invaded by the enemy during the American Revolution.
4. Gypsum which is made of calcium and sulfur is a crystalline rock.
5. Anne Boleyn who was the second wife of King Henry VIII was deformed by
the presence of an extra finger.
6. Harry S. Truman was the first American president who vetoed a tax
reduction bill.
7. Henry Ford was the first auto manufacturer to adopt assembly line
production which began in 1913.
8. The bloodiest battle that occurred in the Civil War was the Battle of Antietam
in which more than twenty thousand men were killed.
Which or That?
Australia, _______________ is the home of many unusual animals, is the
home of the kangaroo. Kangaroos are animals ____________ have pockets or
pouches in ____________ they rear their tiny babies. A kangaroo baby,
_____________ is only about the size of a bumblebee when it is born, lives in its
mother’s pouch until its back and legs have grown strong. Kangaroos,
______________ have very long legs, can make long hops and give fierce kicks to
other animals. Other animals _____________ rear their babies in pouches are
opossums, wombats, and koalas.
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