Are you tense?
Mike ________ on thin ice for two hours when he heard the first crack. (to skate)
What is had skated?
All the dancers in Lola's musical (is/are) required to get butterfly shoes.
What is are?
Codebusters may contact Matt first, or the company may wait until Matt realizes that (he/him/himself/no pronoun) needs help.
What is he?
Helen's boss claims that she is the ____ and ___ of all his employees. (efficient, valuable)
What is most efficient and most valuable?
The best man rode in a Zamboni for he was afraid of slipping on the ice. (Do you need a comma? If so where in the sentence?)
What is a comma between Zamboni and for?
Diane ______ Mike for years about his skating habits, but he just won't listen. (to warn)
What is has been warning or had warned?
Neither her partners nor Lola (is/are) willing to speculate on the critical reception.
What is IS?
Peyton's friends - Lucy and (she/her/herself/no pronoun) - are obsessed with unicorns and tend to see little unicorns everywhere.
What is she?
His secretary, however, has measured everyone's output of P-345 forms and concluded that Helen is ____ and ___ than Natalie, Helen's assistant. (slow, accurate)
What is slower and less accurate?
The flowers scattered around the rink and the colorful spotlights impressed the guests. (Does it need a comma? If so, where? If not, why?)
What is no comma needed as the part after the and is not a complete sentence?
Grace ____ to speak to Mike ever since he declared that "a little thin ice" shouldn't scare anyone. (to refuse)
What is has refused?
(Was/were) either of her brothers called in to consult about trophy cleaning?
What is WAS?
His buyer is (whoever/whomever) believes Matt's sales pitch.
What is whoever?
"I, on the other hand, am the ____ of the three clerks in my office, "he continued, "and I am absent ____ than everyone else." (Professional, often)
What is most professional and less often?
Do you know who is in charge of the gifts or who is paying the orchestra? (Comma needed or not? Why?)
What is no comma needed as the clause after or is not complete?
During the second contest, the pronoun I, which (is/was) always capitalized, (is/was) moved around the racetrack by contestants who (wear/wore) blindfolds.
What is IS/WAS/WORE?
Unlike his mother, Charlie likes to travel in luxury; Mama usually takes public transportation.
The pronoun that should replace Mama.What is SHE?
No one seems to know (who/whom) Matt saw.
What is whom?
When he has the flu, Edgar actually feels ____ when he hears about a broken watch. (bad)
What is worse?
The jockeys who were trying to prepare for the big race became annoyed by Oscar's song which he played constantly; the jockeys who had already raced didn't mind Oscar's music. (Are any commas needed? If so where?)
What is only a comma needed after song because that information is not needed?
William _____ the murder of a veterinarian; in one scene a parrot ____ a vital clue, but William _____ the bird perhaps because earlier the parrot ___ William. (to investigate, to provide, to ignore, to bite)
What is investigates/provides/ignores/bit ?
The pair of scissors she waved (is/are) in a museum now.
What is IS?
Oscar is as careful as (she/her) when he's weeding, but somehow he pulls out more plants than (she/her).
What is she and she?
Unfortunately, last week Edgar let a little oil drip onto his lunch and became sick; a few hours later he felt ___ and had to call the doctor? (ill)
What is worse?
The Norman Rockwell creative stories.
What was Mrs. Dennis' favorite assignment?