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Who, Whom, That, Which

1. Choose the correct sentence.

      

A) 

Ahmed is the skydiver that broke his back last week.

      

B) 

Ahmed is the skydiver whom broke his back last week.

      

C) 

Ahmed is the skydiver who broke his back last week.

      

D) 

Ahmed is the skydiver which broke his back last week.

 

2. Choose the correct sentence.

      

A) 

That is a problem who can't be solved without a calculator.

      

B) 

That is a problem which can't be solved without a calculator.

      

C) 

That is a problem that can't be solved without a calculator.

      

D) 

That is a problem whom can't be solved without a calculator.

 

3. Choose the correct sentence.

      

A) 

That is a promise that cannot be broken.

      

B) 

That is a promise who cannot be broken.

      

C) 

That is a promise whom cannot be broken.

      

D) 

That is a promise which cannot be broken.

 

4. Choose the correct sentence.

      

A) 

The domino theory, who stated that, when one country fell to Communism, others in the area would likely fall, was used as an argument to continue the Vietnam War.

      

B) 

The domino theory, that stated that, when one country fell to Communism, others in the area would likely fall, was used as an argument to continue the Vietnam War.

      

C) 

The domino theory, which stated that, when one country fell to Communism, others in the area would likely fall, was used as an argument to continue the Vietnam War.

      

D) 

The domino theory, whom stated that, when one country fell to Communism, others in the area would likely fall, was used as an argument to continue the Vietnam War.

 

5. Choose the correct sentence.

      

A) 

The game which intrigues Gretchen the most is dominoes.

      

B) 

The game whom intrigues Gretchen the most is dominoes.

      

C) 

The game who intrigues Gretchen the most is dominoes.

      

D) 

The game that intrigues Gretchen the most is dominoes.

 

 

 

 

 

6. Choose the correct sentence.

      

A) 

Gandhi, whom was a role model for nonviolence to millions, was assassinated.

      

B) 

Gandhi, who was a role model for nonviolence to millions, was assassinated.

      

C) 

Gandhi, that was a role model for nonviolence to millions, was assassinated.

      

D) 

Gandhi, which was a role model for nonviolence to millions, was assassinated.

 

7. Choose the correct sentence.

      

A) 

The tomatoes that grow in her garden are unlike those you buy in a store.

      

B) 

The tomatoes which grow in her garden are unlike those you buy in a store.

      

C) 

The tomatoes who grow in her garden are unlike those you buy in a store.

      

D) 

The tomatoes whom grow in her garden are unlike those you buy in a store.

 

8. Choose the correct sentence.

      

A) 

The tomatoes from her garden, that grew larger than those in the grocery store, were sweet and ripe.

      

B) 

The tomatoes from her garden, who grew larger than those in the grocery store, were sweet and ripe.

      

C) 

The tomatoes from her garden, which grew larger than those in the grocery store, were sweet and ripe.

      

D) 

The tomatoes from her garden, whom grew larger than those in the grocery store, were sweet and ripe.

 

9. Choose the correct sentence.

      

A) 

The baker which baked that bread should win an award.

      

B) 

The baker whom baked that bread should win an award.

      

C) 

The baker that baked that bread should win an award.

      

D) 

The baker who baked that bread should win an award.

 

Pronouns


1. Choose the sentence with the correct pronoun.

      

A) 

Her went to the store.

      

B) 

She went to the store.

 

2. Choose the sentence with the correct pronoun.

      

A) 

It was her.

      

B) 

It was she.

 

3. Choose the sentence with the correct pronoun.

      

A) 

We talked to him.

      

B) 

We talked to he.

 

4. Choose the sentence with the correct pronoun.

      

A) 

It is I.

      

B) 

It is me.

 

5. Choose the sentence with the correct pronoun.

      

A) 

Talk to they before making a decision.

      

B) 

Talk to them before making a decision.

 

 

6. Choose the sentence with the correct pronoun.

      

A) 

Can you go with we?

      

B) 

Can you go with us?

 

7. Choose the sentence with the correct pronoun.

      

A) 

Saleha and she have quit the team.

      

B) 

Saleha and her have quit the team.

 

8. Choose the sentence with the correct pronouns.

      

A) 

They asked him and I to join the staff.

      

B) 

They asked he and me to join the staff.

      

C) 

They asked him and me to join the staff.

      

D) 

They asked he and I to join the staff.

 

 

9. Choose the sentence with the correct pronouns.

      

A) 

That call was for I, not he.

      

B) 

That call was for me, not him.

      

C) 

That call was for me, not he.

      

D) 

That call was for I, not him.


 

 

 

 

Quotation Marks


1. Choose the correct sentence.

      

A) 

"Well," she said, "you certainly didn't waste any time."

      

B) 

"Well," she said, "you certainly didn't waste any time".

 

2. Choose the correct sentence.

      

A) 

"Is it almost over?" he asked?

      

B) 

"Is it almost over?" he asked.

 

3. Choose the correct sentence.

      

A) 

"I've had it up to here!", she screamed.

      

B) 

"I've had it up to here!" she screamed.

 

4. Choose the correct sentence.

      

A) 

The song asks, "Would you like to swing on a star?"

      

B) 

The song asks, "Would you like to swing on a star"?

 

5. Choose the correct sentence.

      

A) 

Carmen said, "She said, "I'll never leave you."

      

B) 

Carmen said, "She said, 'I'll never leave you.'"

 

6. Choose the correct sentence.

      

A) 

"May I have a rain check on that lunch"? I asked.

      

B) 

"May I have a rain check on that lunch?" I asked.

 

7. Choose the correct sentence.

      

A) 

Do you believe the saying, "It is better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don't want and get it"?

      

B) 

Do you believe the saying, "It is better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don't want and get it?"

 

8. Choose the correct sentence.

      

A) 

Bernard said, Waldo asked, "Who took my pencil sharpener?"

      

B) 

Bernard said, "Waldo asked, 'Who took my pencil sharpener?'"

 

9. Choose the correct sentence.

      

A) 

"May I see your I.D. card?" the clerk asked.

      

B) 

"May I see your I.D. card," the clerk asked?

      

C) 

"May I see your I.D. card", the clerk asked?

 

Capitalization

Rewrite these book titles with the correct capitalization.

 

after many a mummer dies the swan

 

the curious incident of the dog in the night-time

 

an instant in the wind

 

those barren leaves

 

the way through the woods

 

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