Question

(1) yo - yo ma who was born in paris is a chinese american cellist. (2) he was a prodigy and started performing violin and piano pieces at the age of four. (3) he attended two of the best schools in the usa: julliard and harvard. (4) the cello he plays was built in 1733. (5) he calls his cello \petunia.\ (6) he is an amazing soloist, and has recorded over 90 albums. which sentence contains an error in the use of a nonrestrictive clause? which revision would correct this error? yo - yo ma: who was born: yo - yo ma, who was born in paris, paris, is a chinese american cellist

Explanation:

A non - restrictive clause is set off by commas. In sentence 1, "who was born in Paris" is a non - restrictive clause about Yo - Yo Ma but is not properly punctuated. To correct it, commas should be placed before and after the clause.

Answer:

Yo - Yo Ma, who was born in Paris, is a Chinese American cellist.