Modifiers, Parallelism & Comparison Flashcards
When to use
Who
Whose
That
Who: person
Whose & that: person or object
Ex: I’m going to fix all the tables whose legs are broken
You can purchase tickets by phone or on the web.
I’m going to buy vegetables, rice, and a carton of milk
Parallel?
Yes! Prepositional phrases that are in parallel don’t have to use the same preposition
Yes! As long as list is all nouns
What can you use “that” to describe?
Anything (place, time, etc…) EXCEPT for people. Use who for people only.
Taiwan is the only country that has good food, and where boba is made fresh.
Parallel?
No. Cannot compare that and where.
Use that and that
The agency’s creative team, each member of which/whom was asked to submit at least three ideas, remain/remains stymied in its development of the new campaign.
Each member of WHICH because for eh preposition “of” signals the noun before, the “team”. Team is not a person so much use WHICH.
RemainS because each is singular.
Mistake X for/as/to be Y
Which preposition is correct for this ?
Mistake z FOR y
Or
Mistook X FOR Y
Does ,-ing modifier always modify the sentence before it?
No, it modifies the MAIN s-v sentence. If the sentence before it is a modifier (starts with which, for example) then the , -ing sentence modifies the main sentence before the which sentence
, with vs
, which modifier
, with- modifies whole phrase
, which- modifies word before
Not so much… as…
Not… but…
Which is correct?
Both correct
Not so much in a skill as in our ability to…
Same as
Not in skill but our ability to…
A phenomenon most scientist agree THAT is caused
A phenomenon THAT most scientist agree is causes
Which is correct?
Second. The “scientist Agree” portion should go between “that” and “is”
A phenomenon that is cause by - simplifies sentence
Found only in the west, hummingbirds survive through extremes of climate, their range extending from…
Correct ?
Yes. “Their range extending” is a modifier
Open markers
I want to retire to a place where I can relax and I can pay low taxes.
Right or wrong?
Wrong. Need “where” in both x and y clause to know where parallelism begins
Right structure:
I want to retire to a place WHERE I can relax and WHERE I pay low taxes.
They have found evidence that suggest that the elephant…
They have found evidence to suggest that the elephant…
Which is correct?
Both correct
