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Restrictive vs unrestrictive modifiers, how to pick?

by abhisec Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:23 pm

How do we correctly pick whether a modifier is restrictive or nonrestrictive and what is the strategy for such problems?

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Re: Restrictive vs unrestrictive modifiers, how to pick?

by RonPurewal Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:28 am

hi -

generally, the use of this forum is for the discussion of specific problems. this folder, in particular, is for problems from our manhattangmat CAT exams.

if there is a particular problem on which you'd like advice - or even if you'd like us to generalize from a particular problem - then please feel free to post that problem, and ask for advice related to it.

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for questions that are extraordinarily general and broad in scope, though, and don't refer to any particular gmat problem - such as this one - you are probably better off searching the internet.

i typed "restrictive modifier" into google, and came up with several sources for reference. you should do likewise.
these sources, taken together, will give you a much greater understanding than we could attempt to undertake in a forum post.

also note that "restrictive" and "unrestrictive" modifiers can also be known as "essential" and "nonessential" modifiers, respectively. (this will help your searching capabilities.)