Writers choice (grammar enrichment) grade 10

Parts of Speech 10.1 Nouns . . . . . . . . . . 1 10.2 Pronouns . . . . . . . . 2 10.3 ActionVerbs . . . . . . 3 10.3 Linking Verbs. . . . . 4 10.4 Adjectives . . . . . . . . 5 10.5 Adverbs . . . . . . . . . 6 10.6 Prepositions . . . . . . 7 10.7–8 Conjunctions and Interjections . . 8 Parts of the Sentence 11.1–4 Subjects and Predicates . . . . . . . . . 9 11.5 Direct and Indirect Objects . . . . 10 11.5 Object Complements . . . . . . . . . 11 11.5 Subject Complements . . . . . . . . . 12 Phrases 12.1 Prepositional Phrases . . . . . . . . . 13 12.2 Appositives and Appositive Phrases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 12.3 Participles and Participial Phrases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 12.3 Gerunds and Gerund Phrases. . . 16 12.3 Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases 17 Clauses and Sentence Structure 13.4 Complex and CompoundComplex Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 13.5 Adjective Clauses. 19 13.6 Adverb Clauses . . 20 13.7 Noun Clauses . . . 21 13.8 Four Kinds of Sentences . . . . . . . 22 13.9 Sentence Fragments. . . . . . . . . . . 23 13.10 Runon Sentences 24 Verb Tenses and Voice 15.2–3 RegularIrregular Verbs and Verb Tenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 15.5 Progressive and Emphatic Forms 26 15.6 Compatibility of Tenses . . . . . . . 27 SubjectVerb Agreement 16.2–3 Agreement with Linking Verbs and in Inverted Sentences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 16.4–6 Agreement with Special Subjects 29 Using Pronouns Correctly 17.1 Case of Personal Pronouns . . . . . 30 17.2 Pronouns with and as Appositives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 17.4 Who and Whom in Questions and Subordinate Clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 17.5 PronounAntecedent Agreement 33 17.6 Clear Pronoun Reference . . . . . . 34 Using Modifiers Correctly 18.1–2 Degrees of Comparison . . . . . . . 35 18.3–5 Comparisons . . . . 36 18.7 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers. .. . . . . . 37 Capitalization 20.1 Capitalization of Sentences . . . . . 38 20.2–3 Capitalizing Proper Nouns and Adjectives .. . 39 Punctuation, Abbreviations, and Numbers 21.1–3 End Punctuation . 40 21.4 The Colon . . . . . . 41 21.5 The Semicolon. . . 42 21.6 Commas with Coordinate Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 21.6 Commas and Compound Sentences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 21.6 Commas with Parenthetical Expressions and Conjunctive Adverbs . . . . . . 45 21.6 Commas and Direct Address . . . 46 21.6 Misuse of Commas . . . . . . . . . . . 47 21.7–8 Dashes and Parentheses . . . . . . . 48 21.9 Quotation Marks. 49 21.10 Italics (Underlining) . . . . . . . . . . 50 21.11 The Apostrophe. . 51 21.14 Numbers and Numerals . . . . . . . 52 Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Grammar and Composition

Grammar Enrichment

Grade 10

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Parts of Speech

10.1 Nouns 1

10.2 Pronouns 2

10.3 ActionVerbs 3

10.3 Linking Verbs 4

10.4 Adjectives 5

10.5 Adverbs 6

10.6 Prepositions 7

10.7–8 Conjunctions and Interjections 8

Parts of the Sentence 11.1–4 Subjects and Predicates 9

11.5 Direct and Indirect Objects 10

11.5 Object Complements 11

11.5 Subject Complements 12

Phrases 12.1 Prepositional Phrases 13

12.2 Appositives and Appositive Phrases 14

12.3 Participles and Participial Phrases 15

12.3 Gerunds and Gerund Phrases 16

12.3 Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases 17

Clauses and Sentence Structure 13.4 Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences 18

13.5 Adjective Clauses 19

13.6 Adverb Clauses 20

13.7 Noun Clauses 21

13.8 Four Kinds of Sentences 22

13.9 Sentence Fragments 23

13.10 Run-on Sentences 24

Verb Tenses and Voice 15.2–3 Regular/Irregular Verbs and Verb Tenses 25

15.5 Progressive and Emphatic Forms 26

15.6 Compatibility of Tenses 27

Subject-Verb Agreement

Unit 16

Unit 15

Unit 13

Unit 12

Unit 11

Unit 10

Contents

Using Pronouns Correctly

17.1 Case of Personal Pronouns 30

17.2 Pronouns with and as Appositives 31

17.4 Who and Whom in Questions and Subordinate Clauses 32

17.5 Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement 33

17.6 Clear Pronoun Reference 34

Using Modifiers Correctly 18.1–2 Degrees of Comparison 35

18.3–5 Comparisons 36

18.7 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers 37

Capitalization 20.1 Capitalization of Sentences 38

20.2–3 Capitalizing Proper Nouns and Adjectives 39

Punctuation, Abbreviations, and Numbers 21.1–3 End Punctuation 40

21.4 The Colon 41

21.5 The Semicolon 42

21.6 Commas with Coordinate Adjectives 43

21.6 Commas and Compound Sentences 44

21.6 Commas with Parenthetical Expressions and Conjunctive Adverbs 45

21.6 Commas and Direct Address 46

21.6 Misuse of Commas 47

21.7–8 Dashes and Parentheses 48

21.9 Quotation Marks 49

21.10 Italics (Underlining) 50

21.11 The Apostrophe 51

21.14 Numbers and Numerals 52

Answer Key 53

Unit 21

Unit 20

Unit 18

Unit 17

Contents

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2. Her two most popular detectives are Hercule Poirot and Jane Marple

3. In Murder on the Orient Express, a group of people commit the crime.

4. The suspense in Christie’s novels often depends upon her clever plots

2. singular, plural, proper, collective _

3. common, proper, plural, abstract _

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■ A Using and Identifying Pronouns

Complete each sentence with an appropriate pronoun In the blank following the sentence,

identify the pronoun you used as personal, possessive, reflexive, intensive, demonstrative,

inter-rogative, relative, or indefinite

1. The only thing we have to fear is fear

2. of Steven Spielberg’s movies do you like best?

3. Harry cut while he was shaving

8. I really like those deviled eggs May I have ?

9. will volunteer to head the committee?

10. Students wish to participate in extracurricular sports must have

a physical examination

■ B Using Pronouns and Identifying Antecedents

Write a short paragraph about a job or career you find interesting You might wish to include

some questions you would like to ask someone about the job Use pronouns appropriately

Then identify the antecedent of each pronoun in your paragraph

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■ A Identifying Action Verbs

Underline the action verb in each sentence Then write whether the verb is transitive or sitive in the space provided

intran-1. Charlie “Bird” Parker played alto sax

■ B Using Action Verbs

1. Write an original sentence using a transitive action verb

2. Write an original sentence using an intransitive action verb

■ C Understanding Action Verbs

Write two or three sentences explaining the difference between transitive action verbs andintransitive action verbs to a class of fifth graders

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■ A Identifying Linking Verbs

Underline the linking verb in each sentence

1. Many people today are smokers

2. Some smokers often seem inconsiderate of nonsmokers

3. Nonsmokers sometimes feel victimized

4. The nicotine in cigarette smoke is addictive

5. Many smokers become trapped

■ B Using Auxiliary Verbs

Write two original sentences using forms of the verb be as part of a verb phrase.

Write three original sentences using helping verbs other than a form of be as part of

a verb phrase

■ C Understanding Verbs

Write two or three sentences explaining the use of linking verbs to someone who is just

learn-ing to speak English

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5. A dozen taxis, yellow, green, and red, waited outside the Japanese embassy

■ A Identifying Adverbs

Adverbs can express time, place, degree, manner, and negativity List each adverb in the

follow-ing sentences After each adverb you list, write the word or phrase it modifies Tell whether the

word modified is a verb, an adjective, or an adverb Then write time, place, degree, manner, or

negativity to indicate what idea the adverb expresses.

1. Sally Hightower exercises more strenuously than anyone else I know

Write three sentences using each of the following adverbs Make each sentence identical except

for the position of the adverb Then tell whether changing the position of the adverb changes

the meaning of the sentence and, if so, how

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■ B Writing with Prepositional Phrases

Imagine that you are giving someone instructions about how to get to your school, to thelibrary, or to some imaginary place of your choosing Write your directions in five complete

sentences In each sentence, use at least two prepositional phrases Use as many different

prepo-sitions as you can

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

■ C Using Prepositions

Some grammarians feel that no sentence should end with a preposition Others believe thatending a sentence with a preposition is acceptable if the alternatives would sound awkward orunnatural Rewrite each sentence below so that it does not end with a preposition Which ver-sion of each sentence do you prefer? Why?

1. What country was Columbus born in?

Conjunctions and Interjections

■ A Using Different Kinds of Conjunctions

Improve each of the following sentences by substituting the kind of conjunction identified

in parentheses

1. Meiko and James are ready for the canoe trip (correlative)

2. Sally would like to become an accountant or a lawyer (correlative)

3. Good health depends on physical or mental wellness (correlative)

4. Not only freshmen but also sophomores can join the debating team (coordinating)

■ B Using Conjunctions

Write a paragraph of three or more sentences about the car of your dreams Use at least three

different kinds of conjunctions

■ C Using Interjections

Recreate a conversation between two enthusiastic teens discussing a recent concert or play

Write their dialogue here Use at least four interjections Use the back of your paper if you

need more space

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10.7–8

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■ A Identifying Subjects and Predicates

Draw one line under each simple subject Draw two lines under each simple predicate Draw

a vertical line between the complete subject and the complete predicate

1. Isaac Newton often sat under a tree in his parents’ garden and read books

2. These books and his own curiosity gave him many ideas and raised questions in his mindabout the world around him

3. Newton’s inventions and discoveries have had a profound effect on the study of motion and forces

4. Among his discoveries are three laws of motion

5. Give an example of Newton’s third law of motion

■ B Using Subjects and Predicates

Write a sentence that includes the items in parentheses Underline the simple subjects once andthe simple predicates twice

1. (compound subject) _

2. (compound predicate)

3. (compound subject and compound predicate) _

4. (you as an understood subject) _

5. (inverted order) _

6. (beginning with There) _

11.1–4 Subjects and Predicates

■ A Identifying Direct and Indirect Objects

Underline the direct object in each of the following sentences Circle the indirect object On

the lines below each sentence, write a sentence using the same verb but a different direct and

indirect object

1. Florence Griffith Joyner brought the 1988 U.S Olympic track team fame and respect

2. Greg Louganis’s diving ability won him several Olympic gold medals

3. Larry Bird’s ball-handling and shooting skills gave fans thrills for many years

4. The Baseball Writers of America awarded Tom Seaver a place in the Hall of Fame

■ B Using Indirect Objects

Rewrite each sentence, changing the prepositional phrase to an indirect object

1. I wrote a letter to my Kenyan pen pal

8. Bob bought a dozen red roses for his girlfriend

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■ A Identifying Object Complements

Circle the object complement in each sentence Then write another sentence using the sameverb but a different subject, object, and object complement

1. We painted the bedroom walls blue

■ B Using Object Complements

Write a sentence using the type of object complement shown in parentheses

1. (noun)

2. (adjective) _

■ A Identifying Subject Complements

Circle the subject complement in each sentence On the line before the sentence, write pred.

nomin if the word you circled is a predicate nominative Write pred adj if it is a predicate

adjective On the lines below the sentence, rewrite the sentence using a different subject

com-plement (Some sentences have more than one subject comcom-plement.)

_ 1. After many years of neglect, the house became the eyesore of the neighborhood

_ 2. Jake often feels awkward in social situations

_ 3. Ruben and Marta are the best debaters on the team

_ 4. In the last year Stan has grown tall and handsome

_ 5. The apples from our orchard taste especially sweet this year

_ 6. Some presidents have been athletes or scholars

■ B Using Subject Complements

Write a sentence using the verb and type of subject complement shown in parentheses

1. (seem, predicate nominative) _

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■ A Identifying Prepositional Phrases

Underline the prepositional phrases in the following sentences Above each underlined phrase,write whether it functions as an adjective or an adverb Then write on the line the word orphrase that the prepositional phrase modifies Indicate whether the modified word or phrase

is a noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, or adverb

1. A dictionary is handy for help in spelling

2. Luckily for me today’s vocabulary test was easy

3. After the test I found several of the words in my thesaurus. _

4. My parents were happy with my performance on the test

5. A set of encyclopedias can also be helpful to students. _

6. Which of these three reference books—a dictionary, a thesaurus, or an encyclopedia—do you find most valuable in your studies? _

■ B Using Prepositional Phrases

Write two or three sentences to answer the question in item 6 above Use at least three prepositional phrases

■ C Lost and Found

Look around the room and find something that catches your eye Try to write severaldescriptive sentences about the item you chose without using any prepositions Reread your sentences Then rewrite the description using prepositional phrases Which sentenceswere most descriptive?

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■ A Identifying Appositives and Appositive Phrases

Underline each appositive and appositive phrase Then write the word or phrase the

appositive identifies

1. Have you ever seen Mount Rushmore, a 6,000-foot mountain in the Black Hills of

South Dakota?

2. The faces of four presidents, Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt, are

carved on its east face

■ B Using Appositives and Appositive Phrases

Write a sentence using an appositive or an appositive phrase about each president listed below

You may want to do some research before you write

1. Andrew Jackson _

2. Woodrow Wilson

3. John F Kennedy _

4. (your choice) _

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■ A Identifying Participles and Participial Phrases

Underline each participle and participial phrase in the following sentences In the first blank,write whether it is a present participle or a past participle In the second blank, write the word

■ B Using Participles and Participial Phrases

Write a paragraph describing your school Use at least three present participles and three past participles

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■ A Identifying Gerund Phrases

Underline the gerunds and gerund phrases in the following sentences Above each, write

whether it functions as a subject (S), direct object (DO), indirect object (IO), object of a

preposition (OP), or predicate nominative (PN).

1. Frederick Douglass considered abolishing slavery the primary goal of his life

2. Because he was a great orator, audiences enjoyed his speaking

3. Lecturing about his own experiences helped Douglass convince many people that slavery

was wrong

4. One of the most dangerous acts of Douglass in his fight against slavery was publishing his

autobiography in 1845

5. Knowing that his autobiography would identify him as a runaway slave prompted

Douglass to move to England

6. After buying his freedom, Douglass returned to the United States in 1847

7. Throughout his adult life, Douglass gave writing and speaking against slavery and

segregation a great deal of his time and energy

8. During the Civil War, Douglass participated in recruiting African Americans for the

Union Army

9. Discussing the problems of slavery with Abraham Lincoln helped the abolitionist cause

10. Douglass served as Recorder of Deeds in Washington, D.C., and as United States Minister

to Haiti before dying in 1895

■ B Using Gerunds

Write sentences using gerunds in the manner requested below You may expand the gerunds

into phrases by adding complements and modifiers

1. (subject) _

2. (predicate nominative) _

3. (object of a preposition)

4. (direct object)

5. (indirect object) _

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■ A Identifying Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases

Underline the infinitives and infinitive phrases in the following sentences Above each, writewhether it functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb

1. I have not yet begun to fight

2. To err is human

3. Our love is here to stay

4. The question is “to be or not to be.”

5. I want to hold your hand

6. It is time to come home

7. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field

8. To spend one hour with you in our old rendezvous is my desire

9. You’re lovely to look at

10. The main thing is to use your mind well

11. To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace

12. I need someone to watch over me

13. We practice to become perfect

14. To live an unexamined life is foolish

15. I drink milk to stay healthy

■ B Using Infinitives

Write sentences using infinitives in the manner requested below You may expand the tives into phrases by adding complements and prepositional phrases

infini-1. (subject) _

2. (adverb) _

3. (direct object)

4. (adjective) _

5. (predicate nominative) _

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■ A Improving Sentence Structure

The students who wrote the following sentences for their music-appreciation class need a little

help to make their writing more sophisticated Rewrite each group of sentences as one

sen-tence, using what you know about complex and compound-complex sentence structure

1. Richard Wagner wrote a cycle of operas known as The Ring The operas in The Ring

are Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried, and Gưtterdämmerung Wagner was a

German composer

2. Giacomo Puccini was born in Italy in 1858 and died in Belgium in 1924 His most

popular operas are La Bohème, Tosca, and Madame Butterfly.

3. Giuseppe Verdi was an Italian opera composer He lived from 1813 to 1901 Verdi is one

of the most prolific and popular opera composers of all time Some of his best-loved

works are Aïda, Rigoletto, La Traviata, and Il Trovatore.

4. Eugene Onegin is an opera by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky It is based on a long poem by the

Russian poet Aleksandr Pushkin Tchaikovsky is better known for the Nutcracker ballet

and the 1812 Overture.

■ B Thinking About Sentence Structure

Write two sentences about famous people in history, automobile racing events, or a topic of

your choice Make each sentence either a complex or a compound-complex sentence

1.

2.

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■ A Using Adjective Clauses

Rewrite each sentence, adding an appropriate adjective clause Begin your adjective clause withthe word in parentheses Be sure to use correct punctuation

1. This is the place (where)

2. I just met the new student (who)

3. The movie E.T was very popular (which)

4. The book was a mystery (that)

5. All the parents attended the awards assembly (whose)

6. I remember that summer (when)

7. The D’Antonios are our new neighbors (who)

8. The two rivers meet (where)

■ B Writing with Adjective Clauses

Write a sentence of your own, using a restrictive adjective clause

■ A Using Adverb Clauses

Rewrite each sentence, adding an adverb clause that answers the question in parentheses

1. The tenor soloist needed a cue from the conductor (Why?)

2. I am reminded of my childhood (When?)

3. The gymnast’s balance-beam routine will go well (Under what conditions?)

4. Migrant workers follow the crops from season to season (Where?)

5. Some housekeeping tasks need not be done on a weekly basis (To what extent?)

■ B Writing with Adverb Clauses

Write five sentences of your own, using adverb clauses that answer the questions indicated

1. (Why?)

2. (Under what conditions?) _

3. (To what extent?)

4. (When?) _

5. (Where?)

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■ A Using Noun Clauses

Complete each sentence by writing a noun clause Then indicate how each noun clause tions in your sentence

6. will win a beautiful trophy

7. The back of the closet is

8. I aimed my camera at

9. will soon be available on the market

10. His most important goal is

■ B Writing Without Noun Clauses

Write a short paragraph without any noun clauses in it Write about what you have done so fartoday Then reread your paragraph Does it seem choppy? Rewrite your paragraph, revisingand adding noun clauses as you see fit Which product is more satisfying?

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■ A Identifying Kinds of Sentences

On the line after each sentence, identify the sentence as declarative, imperative, interrogative,

or exclamatory

1. Whose calculator is this?

2. A strand of spider web is far stronger than it appears _

3. It will never happen! _

4. Please leave a message after the tone

5. Is the crack in that wall a sign of danger? _

6. Blizzard conditions have caused the cancellation of all flights in that area _

7. What a delicious aroma is wafting from that window! _

8. How spectacular a view of the mountains you have!

9. After careful observation, she wrote her findings. _

10. You should probably clean out your closet _

■ B Recognizing Sentence Purpose

For each of the situations described below, write a sentence that might be spoken by the named

character Use one declarative, one imperative, one interrogative, and one exclamatory sentence

1. Umiko has just won the junior figure-skating championship

■ C Writing Four Kinds of Sentences

Think of a conversation you might have had recently with your parents, a teacher, a friend, or a

brother or sister Write the dialogue as you remember it Use at least one of each kind of sentence

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■ A Recognizing Sentence Fragments

Newspaper headlines are often written as sentence fragments Read the following headlines

For each one that is a complete sentence, write sentence on the line Rewrite each fragment to

■ B Eliminating Sentence Fragments

Oscar Fernandez is a cub reporter for the Hortonville Beacon He has written a rough draft for

a story on the upcoming election for mayor Rewrite Oscar’s story to eliminate sentence ments Continue on the back of this page

frag-Seven candidates to file for primary election Election May 5 Five Democrats and two

Republicans Also two independent candidates Legal requirements to be met or names will notappear on ballot Must have one thousand signatures on petition to file Jane True leading can-didate Is campaigning on “no new development” platform Progress theme of opponents

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■ A Eliminating Run-on Sentences

Suzi Smith plans to major in journalism She is working as a high school intern for the

Hortonville Beacon Suzi’s problem is run-on sentences Help her rewrite this postelection

story by eliminating the run-on sentences

As expected, Jane True won the election for mayor, it was a landslide True is looking

forward to taking office she will do so in March True hopes to keep her campaign promise

of no new development in Hortonville but the city’s problems may require additional taxation

True’s supporters held a celebration rally at noon today in the city park her opponents

evalu-ated their losses The city council has promised to cooperate with the new mayor and the

school board is behind her 100 percent The library board will ask the mayor for additional

funds, they need more books

■ B Preventing Run-on Sentences

What advice would you give to a writer who has trouble with run-on sentences? Be careful to

use complete sentences in your answer

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13.10 Run-on Sentences

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■ A Using Irregular Verbs

Complete each of the following sentences by writing the correct past form or past participle

of the verb provided in parentheses

1. In 1901 Alfred Nobel a prize in his own name (give)

2. Prizes have been in five categories (give)

3. At the first ceremonies the recipients to one another’s health.

(drink)

4. After they had the toast, everyone applauded enthusiastically.

(drink)

5. The categories for the prize by one in 1969 (grow)

6. The prize’s importance has over the years (grow)

7. Mother Theresa movingly of the poor at the ceremony in 1979.

(speak)

8. Many words that have been by the winners of Nobel Prizes are now

quoted frequently (speak)

9. Many that Sadat and Begin would win the Peace Prize in 1978.

(know)

10. Few people have the names of the winners in physics (know)

■ B Identifying Verb Tenses

Write whether the verb tense in each of the following sentences is past, present, or future

1.The explorers are about to embark on a great adventure

2.Now we are engaged in a great civil war

3.Into the valley of death rode the six hundred

4.After hitting an iceberg, the Titanic sank quickly.

5.I am going to spend a week in July with my cousin

■ C Using the Forms of Irregular Verbs

Write a paragraph in which you describe an experience you have had at school Use the correctforms of at least four of the six irregular verbs listed below You may use additional verbs ifyou need them You may invent an experience if you like

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15.2–3 Regular/Irregular Verbs and Verb Tenses

■ A Identifying Verb Forms

Underline the complete verb in each of the following sentences Above each verb, indicate

whether it is progressive (prog.) or emphatic (emph.).

1. Margaret has been playing the trombone since the fifth grade

2. Her mother did work for the same company for twenty years

3. His grandmother does play golf regularly

4. She will be graduating from college before the end of the century

■ B Using Progressive and Emphatic Forms

Rewrite each of the following sentences twice First make the verb progressive Then make the

verb emphatic

1. Tom wants to improve his spelling

2. He went to his teacher for help

3. She told him to practice and to be conscientious

4. Tom’s spelling shows improvement

■ C Using Progressive and Emphatic Forms

Use each of the following verb forms in a sentence

1. (present perfect progressive of freeze)

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■ A Recognizing Compatibility of Tenses

Rewrite each of the following sentences in which the tenses are not compatible Write correct if

the tenses are compatible

1. The school bus is being repaired today and will be ready for service tomorrow

■ B Using Compatible Tenses

Use each of the following verbs in a sentence that contains one other verb Make sure that thetwo verbs are compatible

1. (will have attended)

■ A Making Subjects and Verbs Agree

Underline the simple subject in each of the following sentences Then circle the correct form of

the verb in parentheses

1. There (is/are) one or two objections to the proposed plan

2. From the mouth of a child often (come/comes) wise words

3. (Do/Does) people from your parents’ generation seem conservative?

4. The candidates for president (seem/seems) uninterested in the issues

5. Here (come/comes) the clowns

6. The speaker in favor of improved foreign relations (sound/sounds) well informed

7. Her decorating scheme of pink and orange (was/were) not attractive

8. (Has/Have) Mia’s campaign for class president impressed you?

9. The cake with the pink and red rosebuds (look/looks) delicious

10. Along the beach (lie/lies) thousands of beautiful shells

11. From the skies (appear/appears) an unidentified flying object

12. The roses in the garden (smell/smells) wonderful

13. My favorite meal (is/are) pizza, pizza, and more pizza

14. Anastasia’s career plans (is/are) to be a doctor or a lawyer

15. How many movies (has/have) you seen lately?

■ B Writing Sentences with Correct Agreement

Write a sentence in the manner requested Be sure your subjects and verbs agree

1. (a sentence beginning with Here or There)

16.2–3 Agreement with Linking Verbs and in Inverted Sentences