1She ............... cooked dinner.
Wrong!
Use "herself" to emphasize that she cooked the dinner personally.
2I injured ............... while playing.
Wrong!
Use "myself" because the subject and object refer to the same person.
3............... of these arguments is valid.
Wrong!
Use "Neither" with the singular verb "is" to mean not one of the two arguments.
4The girl lost a ring ............... was made of gold.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "which" or "that" to introduce a defining relative clause about a thing.
5This is my friend ............... you met yesterday.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "whom" or "who" for the person who is the object of "met" in this relative clause.
6The tiger ............... was captured last month is now kept in a zoo.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "that" or "which" to introduce a defining relative clause about an animal.
7I saw a man ............... had lost his arms.
Wrong!
Use "who" because the relative pronoun is the subject of "had lost".
8Abraham Lincoln was a president ............... led the United States during the Civil War.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "who" or "that" to introduce a defining relative clause about a person.
9The man ............... they caught was a thief.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "whom" or "who" for the person who is the object of "caught" in this relative clause.
10I saw a girl ............... eyes were green.
Wrong!
Use "whose" before the noun "eyes" to show possession.
11............... of these methods work.
Wrong!
Use "Both" with the plural verb "work" to mean the two methods work.
Done.
Score: 0/11
Answers
- She herself cooked dinner.
- I injured myself while playing.
- Neither of these arguments is valid.
- The girl lost a ring which / that was made of gold.
- This is my friend whom / who you met yesterday.
- The tiger that / which was captured last month is now kept in a zoo.
- I saw a man who had lost his arms.
- Abraham Lincoln was a president who / that led the United States during the Civil War.
- The man whom / who they caught was a thief.
- I saw a girl whose eyes were green.
- Both of these methods work.
