Friday, 20 July 2018

E7/10/11 adj clause quiz possible solutions

1. The woman who sits next to me works in a restaurant.
The woman works in a restaurant who sits next to me. MISPLACED MODIFIER XXX
2. Halifax, which is a beautiful city, is the capital of Nova Scotia.
Halifax is the capital of Nova Scotia which is a beautiful city. MISPLACED MODIFIER
Halifax is the capital of Nova Scotia which is a beautiful province.
3. That's the book that everyone is reading it.
OBJECT PRONOUN
That's the book that everyone is reading.
That's the book which everyone is reading.
That's the book everyone is reading.

4.We bought some BC peaches that our neighbor told us were on sale.
We bought some BC peaches that were on sale.
GOOD SENTENCE, MISSING INFORMATION
We bought some BC peaches that were on sale our neighbour told us. NOT ENGLISH SENTENCE STYLE

5. The car that I bought last month has a bad engine.
The car has a bad engine that I bought last month. XXX
The car I bought last month has a bad engine.
6. We saw the woman who lives next door to us at the grocery store.

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