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Told Marry Opinion Silly Relative Pronoun Comment Previous

Idx 2879
Keyword what
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence She told him that she didn't want to marry him, what in my opinion was very silly of her.
Correct Sentence She told him that she didn't want to marry him, which in my opinion was very silly of her.
Cloze Error Sentence She told him that she didn't want to marry him, [[what]] in my opinion was very silly of her.
Cloze Sentence She told him that she didn't want to marry him, [[which]] in my opinion was very silly of her.
Cloze Answer which
Choices what | which
Explanation

What is not used as a relative pronoun. When you comment on a previous statement, use which: 'Lizzie ate the whole box of chocolates, which was very greedy.'

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