10.8. - "The (Fill In The Blank) Who..."

[SRC Moderator, Moderator]

10.8. "The (Fill In The Blank) Who..."
For this task find and read a book whose title/subtitle follows the formula "The (insert noun here) Who (insert verb here)...". Examples: The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Man Who Sold the Moon.

If there are interrupting words, the title/subtitle will not work.
The sequence must be as shown above - THE noun WHO verb. There can be NO adjectives between "the" and the noun, adverbs between "who" and the verb, or any other words that interrupt this sequence.

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This help thread is open!

[JennRenee, Moderator]

Do either of these work The Girl Who Fell

Those Who Fight Monsters: Tales of Occult Detectives

[Book Concierge]

In your example of a title that will NOT work ...

"Was" is a verb and directly follows "Who"
I think the interrupting word is "little"
THE (little) GIRL WHO WAS ...

[Book Concierge]

I'd like to use:

The Dog Who Knew Too Much

THE (noun = DOG) WHO (verb = KNEW)

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Book Concierge wrote: "In your example of a title that will NOT work ...

"Was" is a verb and directly follows "Who"
I think the interrupting word is "little"
THE (little) GIRL WHO WAS ..."

I had an old school English teacher who believed that a linking verb was incomplete without the linked word.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

JennRenee wrote: "Do either of these work The Girl Who Fell

Those Who Fight Monsters: Tales of Occult Detectives"

The first works, the second doesn't because "those" is a pronoun, not a noun.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Book Concierge wrote: "I'd like to use:

The Dog Who Knew Too Much

THE (noun = DOG) WHO (verb = KNEW)"

yes

[Lisette]

I found some book on my tbr that will work for this. I'll read one of them :)

The Girl Who Stopped Swimming
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
The Girl Who Disappeared Twice
The Girl Who Ignored Ghosts
The Girl Who Stayed

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Lusie wrote: "I found some book on my tbr that will work for this. I'll read one of them :)

All work, but note that The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making is childrens book, so you will need to follow the rules for the use of childrens books in the SRC.

[Lisette]

Thanks, I hadn't noticed it was a childrens book. Thanks for letting me know!

[Kim]

Please confirm that these are ok:

Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars

Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

Thank you.

[Bryony]

I'm not quite sure if the prohibition on interrupting words only applies to the verb, so could I ask if The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared would work for this, please?

[Christine]

I'm a little confused, so could you please confirm if these books will work?

She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt

Thanks!

[frugalitymom]

Would this work
American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans

Thank you

[Pia]

Will any of these books work?


The Girl Who Was Taken


The Thief Who Pulled on Trouble's Braids

The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine

Thanks!

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Kim wrote: "Please confirm that these are ok:

Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars

[book:Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold ..."

The first works. The second doesn't because of the interrupting adjectives "The (Black Women) Mathematicians Who....."

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Bryony wrote: "I'm not quite sure if the prohibition on interrupting words only applies to the verb, so could I ask if The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared would ..."

Nope - interrupting adjective.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Christine wrote: "I'm a little confused, so could you please confirm if these books will work?

She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
[book:The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut'..."

yes

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

frugalitymom wrote: "Would this work
American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans

Thank you"

yes

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Pia wrote: "Will any of these books work?


The Girl Who Was Taken


[book:The Thief Who ..."

yes.

[Pia]

Sandy wrote: "Pia wrote: "Will any of these books work?


The Girl Who Was Taken


[book:Th..."

Great. Thanks!

[Amanda]

The Man Who Wasn't There: Investigations into the Strange New Science of the Self will work for this task?

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Amanda wrote: "The Man Who Wasn't There: Investigations into the Strange New Science of the Self will work for this task?"

yes

[Bryony]

Thanks Sandy. I might try The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by the same author then.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Bryony wrote: "Thanks Sandy. I might try The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by the same author then."

that would work

[Brooke]

Would Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook work since in the subtitle it is "people who cook?"

[Katie]

I think it would be helpful to add additional information in the task description for the book that doesn't fit the task, that The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches also doesn't fit because of the interrupting adjective in the the noun phrase.

[SRC Moderator, Moderator]

Brooke wrote: "Would Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook work since in the subtitle it is "people who cook?""

yes, since it has the phrase "the noun who verb."

[Brooke]

SRC Moderator wrote: "Brooke wrote: "Would Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook work since in the subtitle it is "people who cook?""

yes, since it has the phrase "t..."

I thought so but wanted to double check. Thanks!!

[Trish]

Presumably, pretty much any of Lilian Jackson Braun's "The Cat Who..." books would work? https://www.goodreads.com/series/4101...

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Trish wrote: "Presumably, pretty much any of Lilian Jackson Braun's "The Cat Who..." books would work? https://www.goodreads.com/series/4101..."

looks as if they would, in general. I haven't looked at the whole list, to see if any adverbs sneaked it!

[Hina]

Would either of these work? Thanks.

The Prince Who Loved Me

The Couple who Fooled the World

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Hina wrote: "Would either of these work? Thanks.

The Prince Who Loved Me

The Couple who Fooled the World"

either would work

[Hina]

Sandy wrote: "Hina wrote: "Would either of these work? Thanks.

The Prince Who Loved Me

The Couple who Fooled the World"

either would work"

Thanks Sandy!

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Manda wrote: "Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I

Would this work?"

yes