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Abraham Lincoln, who was one of the truly great presidents of the United States,
ran for public office 26 times and lost 23 of the elections. Walt Disney, who was
the creator of Mickey Mouse and the founder of his own movie production
company, once was fired by a newspaper editor because he had no good ideas.
Thomas Edison, who was the inventor of the light bulb and the phonograph, was
believed by his teachers to be too stupid to learn. Albert Einstein, who was one of
the greatest scientists of all time, performed badly in almost all of his high school
courses and failed his first college entrance exam.
EXERCISE 19. Error analysis: adjective clauses and phrases. Correct the errors.
1. One of the people which I admire most is my uncle.
2. Baseball is the only sport in which I am interested in it.
3.
My favorite teacher, Mr. Brown, he was always willing to help me after class.
4. It is important to be polite to people who lives in the same building.
5. She lives in a hotel is restricted to senior citizens.
6.
My sister has two childrens, who their names are Alex and Max.
7. He comes from Venezuela that is a Spanish-speaking country.
8. There are some people in the government who is trying to improve the lives of
poor people.
9. I have some good advice for anyone who he wants to learn a second language.
10.My classroom is located on the second floor of Carver Hall that is a large brick
building in the center of the campus.
11.A myth is a story expresses traditional beliefs.
12.There is an old legend telling among people in my country about a man lived in
the seventeenth century saved a village from destruction.
13.An old man was fishing next to me on the pier was muttering to himself.
14.At the national park, there is a path leads to a spectacular waterfall.
15.The road that we took it through the forest it was narrow and steep.
16.There is a small wooden screen separates the bed from the rest of the room.
17.At the airport, I was waiting for some relatives which I had never met them
before.
18.It is almost impossible to find two persons who their opinions are the same.
19.On the wall, there is a colorful poster which it consists of a group of young
people who dancing.
20.The sixth member of our household is Alex that is my sister's son.
21.Before I came here, I didn't have the opportunity to speak with people who
English is their native tongue.
EXERCISE 20. Questions and noun clauses. Complete the sentences with either
questions or noun clauses.
A: I heard that Sam changed his mind about going on the picnic. Why _____
to stay home? Is something wrong?
(he, decide)
B: I don't know. Maybe Jane can tell us why_____ not to come with us. Let's ask
her. I hope he's okay.
(he, decide)
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3.
A: Whose book _____?
(this, be)
B: It's not mine. I don't know whose _____.
(it, be)
4.
A: Did Jack get enough food when he went to the market? How much fish
_____? It takes a lot of fish to feed 12 people.
(he, buy)
B: Just relax. I don't know exactly how much fish_____ , but I'm sure there'll be
enough for dinner for all of us.
(he, buy)
5.
A: I need a math tutor. Do you know who_____?
(John's tutor, be)
B: No. Let me ask Phil. Excuse me, Phil? Who _____? Do you know?
(John's
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