The following sentence may have an error in grammar or usage.?

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 following sentence may have an error in grammar or usage.?
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.
Reply:Yeah your right something is weird about that.
Reply: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.

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