Question

Read this sentence.

Whether I like it or not by tomorrow I must choose a college to attend.
Choose the correctly punctuated revision and indicate whether the relative clause is essential to the meaning of the sentence.
O
Whether I like it or not by tomorrow I must choose a college to attend.
The clause "whether I like it or not" is essential.
Whether I like it or not, by tomorrow I must choose a college to attend.
The clause "whether I like it or not" is non-essential.
O
Whether I like it or not, by tomorrow, I must choose a college to attend.
The clause "by tomorrow" is non-essential.
Whether I like it or not by tomorrow I must choose a college to attend.
The clause "by tomorrow" is essential.

Answer 1

The correct punctuated revision is: Whether I like it or not, by tomorrow I must choose a college to attend. The clause "whether I like it or not" is non-essential.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct punctuated revision is:

Whether I like it or not, by tomorrow I must choose a college to attend.

The clause "whether I like it or not" is non-essential.

This revision is correct because it uses commas to set off the non-essential relative clause, which provides additional information about the main clause but is not necessary for the sentence's meaning.

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