ADJ Clauses: A
There's the little boy. He lost his balloon in the wind.
There's the little boy WHO/THAT lost his balloon in the wind.
Correct the error:
A photographer is someone takes pictures.
A photographer is someone WHO/THAT takes pictures.
Choose ALL correct meanings:
I threw away the cookies, which are burned.
(a) I threw away ONLY SOME of the cookies.
(b) I threw away ALL of the cookies.
(c) ONLY SOME of the cookies are burned.
(d) ALL of the cookies are burned.
I threw away the cookies, which are burned.
(b) I threw away ALL of the cookies.
(d) ALL of the cookies are burned.
Correct the errors:
Both my mother talked to the teacher and my father.
Both my mother and my father talked to the teacher.
Correct the error:
We ate the fruit happily and quick.
We ate the fruit happily and quickly.
The scientists are very famous. They discovered DNA.
The scientists WHO/THAT discovered DNA are very famous.
Choose ALL correct answers:
My friend [ that / who / which / whom / Ø ] plays in the orchestra couldn't come tonight.
My friend THAT / WHO plays in the orchestra couldn't come tonight.
Add commas where necessary or say "no change":
Mr. Mitchell whom we saw at the flower show is a fantastic gardener.
Mr. Mitchell, whom we saw at the flower show, is a fantastic gardener.
Neither the students nor the teacher (know) _____ the answer.
Neither the students nor the teacher KNOWS the answer.
Choose the correct completion:
Somebody called and [ hang / hanging / hung / had hung] up.
Somebody called and HUNG up.
The train is never late. It arrives exactly at 6:53 PM.
The train THAT / WHICH arrives exactly at 6:53 PM is never late.
Choose ALL correct answers:
Pat is someone [ that / who / which / whom / Ø ] others like immediately.
Pat is someone THAT / WHO / WHOM / Ø others like immediately.
Add commas where necessary or say "no change":
The book that I'm reading is a gift from my maternal grandmother who I ran into at the bookstore yesterday.
The book that I'm reading is a gift from my maternal grandmother, who I ran into at the bookstore yesterday.
Both Anita and Sandra [ love / loves ] to play volleyball, but neither Betty nor Jackie [ like / likes ] sports.
Both Anita and Sandra LOVE to play volleyball, but neither Betty nor Jackie LIKES sports.
Choose the parallel sentence:
Three common uses for herbs are:
(a) seasoning food, for tea, and to make medicinal remedies.
(b) seasoning food, to brew in tea, and medicinal remedies.
(c) seasoning food, brewing in tea, and making medicinal remedies.
(c) seasoning food, brewing in tea, and making medicinal remedies.
Here is the new book. You asked me to order it.
Here is the new book THAT / WHICH / Ø you asked me to order.
Choose ALL correct answers:
The documentary movie [ that / who / which / whom / Ø ] we watched last night was fascinating.
The documentary movie THAT / WHICH / Ø we watched last night was fascinating.
Add commas where necessary or say "no change":
The instructor who teaches accounting does not explain things very well.
NO CHANGE
He [has / hasn't] neither friends [and / but / nor / or] money.
He HAS neither friends NOR money.
Add commas where needed:
The kids collected rocks and insects had a picnic and flew kites.
The kids collected rocks and insects, had a picnic, and flew kites.
*final comma is optional
The dog is being cared for by the staff. His owner left him outside a restaurant.
The dog WHOSE owner left him outside a restaurant is being cared for by the staff.
The chair looks comfortable. You are sitting in it.
The chair THAT / WHICH / Ø you are sitting IN looks comfortable.
The chair IN WHICH you are sitting looks comfortable.
Add commas where necessary or say "no change". EXPLAIN the meaning based on your answer!
The bicycle that is in front of our house belongs to my brother who is seven years old.
For all answers: "the bicycle" is too general, so the clause specifies WHICH bicycle. (Also, NO commas before "THAT".)
IF there is NO COMMA before "who" = I have more than one brother.
OR
IF there IS a comma before "who" = I have only one brother.
Correct the errors:
Not only Sue saw the mouse but also the cat.
Sue saw not only the mouse but also the cat.
*OR*
Not only DID SUE SEE the mouse, but SHE ALSO SAW the cat.
Choose the correct answer:
_____ are necessary for a successful relationship.
(a) Trust and forgiving
(b) Trusting and forgiveness
(c) Trust and forgives
(d) Trust and forgiveness
TRUST AND FORGIVENESS are necessary for a successful relationship.