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Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest... #1 (permalink) Tue Aug 15, 2006 22:03 pm   Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest...
 

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #100 "Interrogative pronouns", question 7

......... is the highest ranking official in the United States?

(a) Who's
(b) Whom
(c) Who
(d) What

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #100 "Interrogative pronouns", answer 7

Who is the highest ranking official in the United States?

Correct answer: (c) Who

Your answer was: incorrect
Who's is the highest ranking official in the United States?
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Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest... #2 (permalink) Tue Aug 15, 2006 22:31 pm   Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest...
 

Hi

Look at the test question again:
Quote:
......... is the highest ranking official in the United States?
The correct answer is "Who" because the word "is" is already in the sentence.

If the word "is" hadn't already been in the test sentence, then "Who's" would have been correct.

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Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest... #3 (permalink) Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:24 am   Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest...
 

Hi,

what is a "ranking official"?
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what does "highest ranking official" mean? #4 (permalink) Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:45 am   what does "highest ranking official" mean?
 

seanmen wrote:
Hi,

what is a "ranking official"?

I think you should ask like this: what does "highest ranking official" mean?
I think it's the official who has the highest position in the country: the president in the USA.
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Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest... #5 (permalink) Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:44 am   Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest...
 

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Hi Torsten

Questions 6 and 7 need repair in this test.

In sentence 6, the word 'has' should be removed from the test question.
In sentence 7, the word 'is' should be removed from the test question.
(The words 'has' and 'is' could either remain in the solutions or the solutions should both be who's.)

Alternatively, option (a) for both questions could be changed to "Who".
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Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest... #6 (permalink) Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:33 pm   Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest...
 

Hi Amy,

Thanks a lot for your suggestions, I've removed "has" and "is".
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Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest... #7 (permalink) Tue Jul 17, 2007 13:04 pm   Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest...
 

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Oh, dear! Torsten, I think I may have now caused you some needless work. :oops:

Did both questions already have 'who' as one of the solution options?
Sorry, if 'who' was already an option, then there was no problem in those sentences and obviously I haven't yet had enough coffee this morning. :roll:
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Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest... #8 (permalink) Tue Jul 17, 2007 13:39 pm   Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest...
 

Well Amy, either way both sentences are OK now...

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Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest... #9 (permalink) Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:28 pm   Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest...
 

It`s a problem with a question #7. "C" answer is incorrect. Why?
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Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest... #10 (permalink) Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:32 pm   Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest...
 

C is correct and there is no problem.

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Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest... #11 (permalink) Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:56 pm   Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest...
 

No, Torsten. The system shown 10 of 10 when i had chosen an "a" answer. Due to this fact, the '"a" answer is seemed to be correct.
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Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest... #12 (permalink) Wed Mar 25, 2009 13:00 pm   Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest...
 

is deemed to be correct. :)
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Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest... #13 (permalink) Wed Mar 25, 2009 13:05 pm   Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest...
 

2 Kitosdad: So what?
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Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest... #14 (permalink) Wed Mar 25, 2009 13:18 pm   Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest...
 

Ooooooo!!! Goodness me.!!!
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Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest... #15 (permalink) Wed Mar 25, 2009 13:49 pm   Why who's in the sentences: Who's the highest...
 

Kitosdad wrote:
Ooooooo!!! Goodness me.!!!


It`s necessary to change "a" and "c" answers :?:
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