Rule of Proximity
Mary does not like reading.
Peter does not like reading.
Neither ______________nor ___________________.
Neither Mary nor Peter likes reading.
Everyone _____ ready for the performance.
is
My father is a historian.
My father is a professor.
__________ who __________________________.
My father, who is a historian, is a professor.
Why did you ______ alone in the canteen?
1) eats
2) ate
3) eating
4) eat
4) eat
Jacques told his mother ________________________
___________________________________________.
Jacques told his mother that he was very tired from the training the previous day.
Peter's brothers are going to be at the party.
Either _________ or _________________________.
Either Peter or his brothers are going to be at the party.
No one _____ in the room yesterday before the janitor locked up the room.
was
This is the house.
I grew up in the house.
______________which ______________________.
This is the house which I grew up in.
Perry invited me to ______ his party but I declined.
1) attends
2) attended
3) attend
4) attending
3) attend
"Take this basket of apples to your grandmother's house tomorrow." Mother instructed Patricia.
Mother instructed Patricia to take that basket of apples to her grandmother's house the following day.
Mary did not win the competition.
Mary's sister did not win the competition.
Neither __________ nor_______________________.
Neither Mary nor her sister won the competition.
Most of the pencils _______ blunt.
1) was
2) were
2) were
Rose's wallet was stolen.
Rose is my sister.
________________ whose __________________.
We should not ________ noise when we are in public. It is very inconsiderate.
1) making
2) makes
3) made
4) make
4) make
"Why did you take the bottle on the table?" Bill asked Ben.
Bill asked Ben why he had taken the bottle on the table.
Ty does not want to be the emcee of the school show.
Mel does not want to be the emcee of the school show.
Neither ________ nor ______________________.
Neither Ty nor Mel wants to be the emcee of the school show.
Half of the apple pie smoothie _____ drunk by my little brother.
was
Lisa, _________ I was talking to, is my sister.
Lisa, whom I was talking to, is my sister.
I heard Mary ______ into the room just now.
1) walks
2) walked
3) walk
4) had walked
I heard Mary walk into the room just now.
"Where are you going tonight?" Mary asked Peter
Mary asked Peter where he was going that night.
Marcus does not enjoy family dinners.
Marcus's siblings do not enjoy family dinners.
Neither _______ nor ________________________.
Neither Marcus nor his siblings enjoy family dinners.
Majority of the cheese cakes _______ eaten by my father during the circuit breaker.
were
Terence, __________ Mary was standing with, enjoys dancing.
Terence, whom, Mary was standing with, enjoys dancing.
I noticed that my mother did not _________ her mask before she stepped out of the house.
1) putting on
2) puts on
3) put on
4) had out on
1) put on
"Do you want this packet of mints that I bought from the supermarket yesterday?" Rose asked Jimin.
Rose asked Jimin if he wanted that packet of mints that she had bought from the supermarket the previous day.