English Grammar Practice: Noun Clauses and Connectors
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1. ---- has broken the window in the classroom must pay for the damage.
A) Whomever
B) However
C) Whatever
D) Whichever
E) Whoever
2. ---- Hamlet, a fictional character created by William Shakespeare, was curious about is how his father was killed.
A) What
B) Which
C) Whom
D) That
E) Where
3. You don't have to know ---- a computer works in order to use it, but you have to know a little about its various parts.
A) what
B) which
C) that
D) how
E) whether
4. One of the locals came up to us ---- whether we ---- accommodation.
A) to wonder / will need
B) telling us / need
C) wanted to know / needed
D) and asks / would need
E) to ask / needed
5. A few days ago, he asked if there ---- any employees fluent in Spanish in the zoning department.
A) are
B) were
C) have been
D) will be
E) can be
6. No one knows for sure by ---- and ---- the Sphinx in Egypt was built.
A) who / why
B) whose / where
C) which / how long
D) whom / when
E) whoever / how
7. I am not worried about ---- will take my place when I leave this office.
A) whom
B) why
C) who
D) where
E) whosever
8. A friend of mine says he ---- much better after he ---- a shower.
A) feels / was having
B) has felt / has had
C) had felt / would have
D) felt / had
E) feels / is having
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Hello! Today we are solving a series of English grammar questions covering relative pronouns, noun clauses, and tense agreement. Let's dive into the first question.
English Grammar Challenge
Question one asks us to fill the blank in 'whoever or whomever has broken the window must pay'. The gap functions as the subject for the verb 'has broken'.
Question 1: Relative Pronouns
---- has broken the window in the classroom must pay for the damage.
Since we need a subject pronoun, 'Whoever' is the correct choice. 'Whomever' is used for objects. Options B, C, and D don't fit the context of a person. So, the answer is E.
Moving to question two, we have 'blank Hamlet, a fictional character... was curious'. We are looking for a relative pronoun to introduce a known fact about a person.
Question 2: Noun Clauses
---- Hamlet, a fictional character created by William Shakespeare, was curious about is how his father was killed.
Wait, let's re-read the sentence. 'What Hamlet was curious about' creates a noun clause that acts as the subject of the sentence. The phrase 'a fictional character' is just an appositive describing Hamlet. Therefore, 'What' is the correct choice to refer to the object of his curiosity.
For question three: 'You don't have to know blank a computer works'. We need a word that describes the process or manner of functioning.
Question 3: Adverbial Clauses
You don't have to know ---- a computer works in order to use it...
The word 'how' describes the manner in which something operates. 'How a computer works' is the object of the verb 'know'.
Question four deals with tenses. 'One of the locals came up to us blank whether we blank accommodation.' The first part 'came up' is past tense.
Question 4: Verb Tense & Reporting
One of the locals came up to us ---- whether we ---- accommodation.
Following the past tense 'came up', the purpose 'to ask' and the reported question 'needed' must maintain tense consistency. Option E completes this naturally as an infinitive of purpose followed by the past tense.
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