Amy surprised Lana with the gift of a puppy whose birthday was on Sunday.

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The sentence in question reads: 'Amy surprised Lana with the gift of a puppy whose birthday was on Sunday.'
Option 1: No error. This choice is correct because the clause 'whose birthday was on Sunday' is a correctly formed relative clause that refers to 'a puppy.' It uses the relative pronoun 'whose' properly to indicate possession, i.e., the puppy’s birthday. The overall structure—subject (Amy) + verb (surprised) + object (the gift of a puppy) + relative clause (whose birthday was on Sunday)—is grammatically sound and clear.
Option 2: Error. This would be chosen if there were a grammatical flaw such as incorrect pronoun use, misplaced modifiers, or ambiguous antecedents. In this sentence, there is no pronoun mismatch, no ambiguity about what 'whose' refers to (it clearly refers to the puppy), and no misplacement of modifiers. Therefore, labeling it as an error would reflect a misinterpretation of the relative clause or a misunderstanding of possessive usage, which does not apply here.
In summary, the sentence properly uses a relative clause with 'whose' to attach the birthday as a property of the puppy, and there is no syntactic or semantic mismatch that would constitute an error.

English 11 2025-26 8.5 Grammar Quiz: Modifiers (15 min.)

Amy surprised Lana with the gift of a puppy whose birthday was on Sunday.

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