Problem: If "A number of times Henry had been present at interviews which his father had had with noted detectives who desired his aid in solving perplexing mysteries, and those occasions stood out as red-letter days for him.", is "Those occasions stood out as red-letter days for father." correct?

Answer: no


Problem: If "Alice tried frantically to stop her daughter from barking at the party, leaving us to wonder why she was behaving so strangely.", is "Alice was behaving so strangely." correct?

Answer: no


Problem: If "I tried to paint a picture of an orchard, with lemons in the lemon trees, but they came out looking more like light bulbs.", is "The lemons came out looking more like light bulbs." correct?

Answer:
yes