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In the sentence "The blue house, which he built on a hill, is large," what kind of clause is used?

Restrictive
Nonrestrictive
Independent
Dependent

The correct answer is: Nonrestrictive

In the sentence "The blue house, which he built on a hill, is large," the clause "which he built on a hill" is a nonrestrictive clause. This type of clause provides additional information about the noun it modifies—in this case, "the blue house." The nonrestrictive clause is set off by commas, indicating that the information it provides is supplementary and not essential to the meaning of the main clause. If it were removed, the sentence would still be clear: "The blue house is large." This indicates that the clause merely adds detail without altering the fundamental meaning of the sentence, underscoring its nonrestrictive nature. Restrictive clauses, on the other hand, are essential to the meaning of the sentence and do not use commas. Independent clauses can stand alone as complete sentences, while dependent clauses cannot. Therefore, those options do not apply in this case.