Decide whether the clause is essential or nonessential to the meaning of the sentence. Write an E for essential and an N for nonessential. If needed, rewrite
the sentence using the correct punctuation.
1. I want to buy a present for my dad whose birthday is next week.

On november 17, 1968, football fans across the united states sat glued to their televisions. a close game between two top teams—the new york jets and the oakland raiders—was being broadcast. when the jets pulled ahead with only fifty seconds remaining, viewers went wild. but then, just as the raiders were bringing the ball across midfield, the game disappeared from the screen! in its place, a previously scheduled children's movie, heidi, started playing. callers flooded the tv network's phone lines, but it was too late. the raiders scored two touchdowns in the very final moments—touchdowns that were unseen by all but west coast viewers. as a result of the interrupted event, dubbed "the heidi game," television networks began delaying their regularly scheduled programs until football games had ended.

Which sentence contains a punctuation error? a. have you met my great-aunt marie raines? b. my mother wrote three children's books about the family farm. c. my sister's mother in law lives with them, and everyone gets along fine. d. another hurricane is brewing in the mid-atlantic.

During the reading of the story, you may have found passages that were too good to keep to yourself. you wanted to make someone else laugh at them, too. twain's sense of the ridiculous, quick wit, and humorous exaggerations remain popular even today; and he is frequently quoted. copy three sentences or parts of sentences that you found particularly funny and would like to share with someone else.