Tell which of the sentences are correct. In some cases, both might be correct or both wrong.
- Underprepared for the Test match, Raman’s scores in the match were poor.
- Underprepared for the Test match, Raman didn’t score well in the Test match.
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- Only in the seventeenth century, Odissi’s development, a classical dance form of great artistic value, happen through patronage of Muslim royals.
- Odissi – a classical dance form of great artistic value – began to receive patronage of Muslim royals in the seventeenth century.
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- The scientists that made India’s first nuclear explosion were rewarded by the President.
- The scientists who made India’s first nuclear explosion were rewarded by the President.
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- The box whose key was lost had to be broken open.
- The town whose power supply was cut suffered many accidents in a single night.
- The doctor who we consulted was very meticulous.
- The doctor whom we consulted was very meticulous.
- The story that my grandma narrated was very scary.
- The story my grandma narrated was very scary.
- We had an arrangement where he earned and I spent.
- We had an arrangement in which he earned and I spent.
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Answers:
- Underprepared for the Test match, Raman’s scores in the match were poor. Wrong
- Underprepared for the Test match, Raman didn’t score well in the Test match. Correct
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- Only in the seventeenth century, Odissi’s development, a classical dance form of great artistic value, happen through patronage of Muslim royals. Wrong
- Odissi – a classical dance form of great artistic value – began to receive patronage of Muslim royals in the seventeenth century. Correct
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- The scientists that made India’s first nuclear explosion were rewarded by the President. Looks incorrect due to the use of ‘that’, but it’s correct in modern-day English.
- The scientists who made India’s first nuclear explosion were rewarded by the President. Correct
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- The box whose key was lost had to be broken open. Correct
- The town whose power supply was cut suffered many accidents in a single night. Correct
- The doctor who we consulted was very meticulous. Wrong ‘Who’ is not the right word.
- The doctor whom we consulted was very meticulous. Correct
- The story that my grandma narrated was very scary. Omit ‘that’ to make it fully correct.
- The story my grandma narrated was very scary. Correct
- We had an arrangement where he earned and I spent. Wrong
- We had an arrangement in which he earned and I spent. Correct
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