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Additional Test 2. Using commas with adjective clauses and nonessential elements (BI)

In each sentence, decide whether the underlined group of words is essential or nonessential. Select the correct description.

This activity contains 10 questions.

Question 1.
People who claim to have gone through a near- death experience say this profound event convinced them that there is life after death.

 
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Question 2.
The question of survival after death was given a great deal of attention with the publication of Life after Life by Raymond Moody, a physician and philosopher.

 
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Question 3.
His book, which brought the phenomenon to light, became a surprise best-seller.

 
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Question 4.
Moody listened to the experiences of men and women who had recovered after coming close to death.

 
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Question 5.
His subjects, who had all been in serious peril, described a sense of serenity and well-being, rather than panic or despair.

 
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Question 6.
Many reported a sensation of being “lifted right up,” known popularly as the “out-of-body experience.”
 
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Question 7.
Those who described a particularly profound near-death experience reported that they resisted returning after they had reached a certain depth.

 
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Question 8.
Moody, who collected the reports himself, has stated that the data do not provide evidence for survival after death.

 
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Question 9.
Nonetheless, many people are comforted by the belief that death, which terrifies most of us, may be a beginning, rather than an end.

 
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Question 10.
The person whose long life is about to end is reassured by the belief that he or she is going to a better place.

 
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