Fix the Sentence
Insert the pronoun
Identify the Pronoun
Rules
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100
After drilling my tooth, my cavity stopped aching.
After the dentist drilled my tooth, my cavity stopped aching.
100
I have a friend bird is annoying.
whose
100
When it was time for the school play, the professor asked the students whom he believed to be the most reliable and talented to audition
whom
100
Finish the sentence : A relative pronoun refers to the nearest noun or SUBJECT OF THE NOUN PHRASE!
noun (subject of noun phrase is also acceptable)
100
Name one relative pronoun
who/whom, whoever/whomever, whose, that, and which.
200
Fine food expertly served by waitresses in appetizing forms
Fine food in appetizing forms, expertly served by our waitresses.
200
She wrote to the person she had met last month.
whom
200
The person who draws the winning number hits the jackpot.
who
200
A relative pronoun is a pronoun that introduces a *Blank* clause
relative
200
Hiking the trail, the birds chirped loudly.
Hiking the trail I heard the birds chirping loudly.
300
3-year-old teacher need for pre-school.
Pre-school teacher needed for 3-year-olds
300
People are clever can always find a way.
who
300
Whoever spilled soda will have to clean it up.
Whoever
300
In clear, logical sentences, you will often find modifiers *Blank* of the noun
either in front of or behind
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY QUESTION She liked the car that you bought.
Correct as is
400
I did not bring the receipt, was a big mistake.
which
400
The fruit which was put in the fruit bowl needs to be put in the picnic basket.
which
400
Dangling modifiers are *Blank*
an error
400
Covered with hot melted cheese, we ate the pizza.
We ate the pizza that was covered in hot melted cheese
500
Having been fixed the night before, my mother could use her car.
Since the car had been fixed the night before, my mother could use it.
500
My grandmother remembers a time radio shows were popular.
when
500
He said he would open whichever package arrived first.
whichever
500
is a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence
A dangling modifier
500
The hunter crouched behind a tree waiting for a bear to come along with a bow and arrow
The hunter crouched behind a tree with a bow and arrow waiting for a bear to come along
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