Grammar Test C Answer 3


3. The "pick-up man" was a horse man, who stood by ready to take the horse being ridden by a contestant in a rodeo, and who was able to express his fondness for an animal's flanks.

Ans: The "pick-up man" was a horse man who stood by ready to take the horse being ridden by a contestant in a rodeo and who was able to express his fondness for an animal's flanks.


1) and 2) commas are not needed around the phrase "who stood by ready to take the horse being ridden by a contestant in a rodeo" because it is a relative clause that identifies which horse man. Therefore, it is a restrictive relative clause and does not take commas.