Inside Out C2 Grammar Quest

Choose the sentence that includes a correctly reduced relative clause:

• Fear, who was trying to protect Riley, overreacted to every little concern.
• Fear trying to protect Riley, overreacted to every little concern.
• Fear, trying to protect Riley, overreacted to every little concern.
• Fear who was trying to protect Riley overreacted to every little concern.

Explanation

A non-defining relative clause like “who was trying to protect Riley” can be reduced by dropping “who was” → “trying to protect Riley.” Commas enclose non-essential information.