Question

Read the following sentence.

Pliny once wrote that Phoenician sailors who cooked on blocks of natron (soda) on a beach discovered glass accidentally.


Is the underlined phrase essential (restrictive) or nonessential (nonrestrictive)? Explain your reasoning

Answer 1

The underlined phrase is essential. It isn't just any group of Phoenician sailors who discovered glass, nor is it that Phoenician sailors in general discovered it; the sentence refers to a particular group of sailors that used blocks of natron to cook on the beach.

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