Question

I need to figure out what is grammatically wrong with each sentence.

1. Our front window was smashed by Henry's myopic closet.
2. Measles are deforming the witches, which maes their cats jumpy.
3. By the end of the third inning, it is obvious and you knew what the outcome is.
4. When I ruffled his hair, that made him quiver.
5. Leopold's mother does not approve of him meddling with Carole.
6. I, like you, am ready to debone any skeleton in my closet.


1. Our front window was smashed by Henry's myopic closet. <b>The closet did the smashing?? http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/modifiers.htm </b>

2. Measles are deforming the witches, which makes their cats jumpy. <b>There is a subject-verb agreement problem here -- "Measles are ... [measles] makes"??? http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/sv_agr.htm </b>

3. By the end of the third inning, it is obvious and you knew what the outcome is. <b>What is "it"? http://www.nipissingu.ca/english/hornbook/proref.htm Scroll down to Vague Use of It ... </b>

4. When I ruffled his hair, that made him quiver. <b>Problem is the word "that" -- what is "that"? Is there any <u>ONE</u> word to which "that" refers? If not, then complete rephrasing is needed.</b>

5. Leopold's mother does not approve of him meddling with Carole. <b>"meddling" is a gerund; therefore, "him" needs to be a possessive form, not a object form. (Broken Link Removed) </b>

6. I, like you, am ready to debone any skeleton in my closet. <b>I'd rather see "like you" put at the beginning of the sentence rather than splitting up the subject and its verb; also I'd question the use of the word "debone."

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