Which of the Following Is an Example of an A-Not-B

question 118

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of an A-not-B error?

• A)Dora had a fall while climbing a chair and complained to her mother that the chair is "bad" and began hitting it.
• B)Dennis cannot comprehend that a ball made out of his clay modeling set can also be used to make a box or a tower.
• C)Devon's mother taught him to say "Dad" and he now uses the term to refer to any male he comes across irrespective of age or familiarity.
• D)Daniel always looks below the bed when he cannot find his toy because that was the first place where his father had hidden his toy.

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Definitions:

Nonrestrictive Clauses

Clauses that provide additional information which is not essential to the meaning of the sentence and are usually set off by commas.

Restrictive Clauses

Subordinate clauses which serve to precisely define or limit the meaning of a noun in a sentence and are essential to its meaning.

Noun Clauses

A dependent clause that serves the role of a noun in a sentence.

Nonrestrictive

Used to describe modifiers, especially clauses, that provide additional information without limiting or defining the subject.