Revise. I never expect to become a real proficient student in this subject.
388. Predicated adjectives are used correctly after the verbs is, are, was, were, become, seem, feel, appear, look, sound, taste, smell, stand, and ring when the adjective characterizes the subject and not the action.
Wrong. This orange tastes sweetly.
Right. This orange tastes sweet.
Revise. His speech rings falsely.
389. Relative pronouns who, which, that, are correctly used as follows: who if the antecedent is a person; which if the antecedent is an animal or a thing; that if the antecedent is a person, an animal, or a thing.
Wrong. I once worked for a farmer which worked from sunrise to sunset.
Right. I once worked for a farmer who worked from sunrise to sunset.
Revise. I have a dog who is almost as intelligent as a man.