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In the unused fireplace in the living ROOM,MRS. Watt, an avid GARDENER, HAD CHOSEN to display a MAGNIFICENT AND ARTISTIC arrangement of flowers room, Mrs. gardener, had chosen magnificent and artistic no error Working every weekend and after SCHOOL, USUALLY THERE WAS little time for movies and PARTIES school usually there was and parties no error THOMAS, YOU have a choice between EITHER TO WORK on the frame of the BOOTH or painting banners for the carnival Thomas, you either to work booth or no error YEARS AGO, OUT OLD NEIGHBOR, MRS.ANDRE, GAVE ME THAT CLOCK ON THE MANTLE, WHICH IS STILL TICKING Years ago, our old neighbor, Mrs. Andre, gave me that clock on the mantle, which is still ticking. Years ago, our old neighbor, Mrs. Andre, gave me that clock on the mantle that is still ticking. Years ago, our old neighbor, Mrs. Andre, gave me that clock on the mantle which is still ticking. The words in capital letters are supposed to be underlined, they have a problem with it.

Public Comments

1. Yeah your right something is weird about that.
2. 1. had chosen. should be chose. 2. I'm going back and forth on this between no error and there was. the argument for no error would be someone remembering their time at school. not sure. 3. either to work. should be working. 4. (assuming the "out" in the first one is a typo) hmmm, not too sure on this one either. I'd say the last one, which and no comma.
3. 1. No error. 2. What does the opening phrase modify? Who was working after school? 'Working every weekend and after school, I (or whoever) had little time for movies and parties.' 3. Lack of parallelism. Thomas has two choices - to work or painting. The form of the word should be the same for both - either 'to work' and 'to paint' OR 'working' and 'painting'. 4. The first example is correct. The last clause should be set off by a comma. It is what's called a nonessential clause. You've already identified the specific clock, so the ticking bit is just added info and is not essential to the meaning. If you had two clocks, one ticking and one not, you could say '...the clock on the mantle which is still ticking.' No comma in this one - the ticking part is essential information to tell which clock she gave you.