Semi-modals & Relative clauses — O/L English

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Check before you answer: Semi-Modal Complementation: Ensuring 'ought' is always followed by the 'to'-infinitive, whereas negative modal 'needn't' takes a bare infinitive without 'to'.

1. Complete the sentence with the appropriate relative pronoun: 'Dr. C.W.W. Kannangara, ______ dedication to free education transformed Sri Lanka, is revered as the Father of Free Education.'
   1. A) which
   2. B) who
   3. C) whose
   4. D) whom
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   Correct answer: C) whose

   'Whose' is the possessive relative pronoun used to indicate that the dedication belongs to Dr. C.W.W. Kannangara ('whose dedication'). 'Who' is a subject pronoun, and 'whom' is an object pronoun.

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   Step 1: Identify the relationship between the antecedent ('Dr. C.W.W. Kannangara') and the following noun ('dedication'). Step 2: The sentence denotes possession: the dedication of Dr. Kannangara. Step 3: Possessive relative pronoun is 'whose'. 'Who' would require a verb immediately following, not a noun. Answer: whose.
   Modelled on: the O/L English examination pattern

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Grade 10 · Term 2