... onions, lettuce, and carrots on yourshopping list?3. Paula, Emilio, or I will help with thedecorations.4. Cycling and rollerblading are my favoritesports.5. Saturday and Sunday, fog and mist madetravel ... 3.Make the following nouns singular.Sample:grandchildren1. lamps2. gentlemen3. addresses4. flowers5. circusesgrandchildfeetwisheshandsNOUNS 29We are building up our library at: ... joy7. bakery8. monkey9. pharmacy10. chimneyEXERCISE 7.Make the following nouns singular.Samples:penniesturkeys1. holidays2. juries3. attorneys4. ferries5. bluejaysturkeypennyfactoriesjourneys32...
... have just read, notcounting a, an, and the. List these adjectives in the order in which they occur, and indi-cate the words they modify. The first five answers have been filled in as samples.ADJECTIVE ... gentlytoward his chin. Curious, Gulliver bent his eyes downward and saw that itwas a six-inch human, armed with bow and arrow, and followed by aboutforty similar creatures. So loud did Gulliver ... figures: a man on horseback and two trackers onfoot. Across the saddle, a long metal object gleams in the sun. It is a rifle.For the full story of Kino, Juana, and Coyotito, read The Pearl,...
... time for playing hockey and walking (S4)season when I feel best and most energetic (S5)S6 (the clincher sentence) repeats the thought of the topic sentence in different words and with greater ... problem (S3)her personality (S4 and S5)the friends she has made and the help they are giving her (S6 and S7)Note that S3 begins with the prepositional phrase At first, and S6 with the adverbAlready.VARYING ... waste a good part of our lives standing in lines. 2In the morning,we stand in line to get a bus. 3At noon, we stand in cafeteria lines. 4In thelibrary, we stand in line to borrow or return...
... subject and a compound verb? Answer: Yes. Here is an example:Cindy and Lukecompound subject compound verbsang and danced.runs but usesread or watchmoaned, whistled, and howledstumbled and ... was Ellen’s, and the handwriting was ______________, too.EXERCISE 2.Find the pronoun (PRON.) and its antecedent (ANTECED.), and writethem in the spaces at the right.Samples:Sandra said ... Isabella and I are neighbors. _______________ live on the same street.2. Melanie and Abe are our friends. We like _______________.3. Ellen and I will come when you call _______________.4. Mr. and...
... snow is predicted.Did Terry and Mallika agree with you?1. Vermont and New Hampshire are next toeach other.Terry and MallikaRain or snow Here are the singular and plural forms of a few more ... onions, lettuce, and carrots on yourshopping list?3. Paula, Emilio, or I will help with thedecorations.4. Cycling and rollerblading are my favoritesports.5. Saturday and Sunday, fog and mist madetravel ... 3.Make the following nouns singular.Sample:grandchildren1. lamps2. gentlemen3. addresses4. flowers5. circusesgrandchildfeetwisheshandsNOUNS 29 What Is a Common Noun?A common noun...
... win and lose.)4. A conjunction connects pronouns, or a noun and a pronoun:You and she are always on time.PRON. CONJ. PRON.(The conjunction and connects the pronouns You and she.)Alex and ... tired and in an angry mood.Donna was tired and angry.My neighbor and I are sports fans.Correct1. We were treated decently and with fairness.2. The problem has been discussed frequently and ... are and, but, and or.What Kinds of Work Do Conjunctions Do?1. A conjunction connects nouns:Milk and cheese are dairy products.N. CONJ. N.(The conjunction and connects the nouns milk and...
... king3. english and history 8. grandma and aunt louise4. the planet saturn 9. in the southwest near phoenix5. fourth of july holiday 10. fire island national seashore218 COMMON USAGE ERRORS ... Homes and Gardens, “The Night the GhostGot In”(Note: Articles—a, an, the—prepositions, and conjunctions are not capi-talized unless they occur at the beginning or end of a title.)Brand namesCampbell’s ... oversees our national forests.8. i saw venus and jupiter in the sky at twilight on labor day.9. the first two books of the old testament are genesis and exodus.PROBLEMS WITH CAPITALIZATION 219...
... the cafeteria and sat down next to Page.176 COMMON USAGE ERRORS 8. Alex walked confidently to the front of the room and speaks to the class.9. My sister handed the clarinet to me and then cringes ... modifies the noun monkeys. Noisily, an adverb, modifies theverb chattered.Recall that Part One extensively discussed adjectives (Lessons 11 and 13) and adverbs(Lessons 12 and 13)—how they function, ... mother to come home.present pastSAME TENSE: I lose my keys and wait for my mother to come home.present presentSAME TENSE: I lost my keys and waited for my mother to come home.past pastPROBLEMS...
... pen pal in Bosnia wrote a long letter to Karin and (I, me).19. We saw Marisol and (he, him) in the stands at the baseball game.20. (Him and I, He and I) went on a rafting trip on the Nantahala ... Mollie and me (not I). Mollie and me form acompound indirect OBJECT.Go with Maura and him (not he) to the flea market.Say:Go with Maura.Go with him.Go with Maura and him (not he). Maura and ... Few students taking the test brought (his or her, their) own pencils.9. Between you and (I, me), I thought the acting was bad.10. Pedro and (I, me) liked John Grisham’s latest novel.EXERCISE...
... gems.7. When a duck and her five ducklings waddled across the street.8. Four runners standing in the starting line.168 COMMON USAGE ERRORS 6. An electric guitar in one corner and an amplifier ... SUBJECT: Cindy and Jeffrey smiled.COMPOUND VERB: Cindy smiled and laughed.COMPOUND SUBJECT AND VERB: Cindy and Jeffrey smiled and laughed.EXERCISE 1.Each numbered line consists of two sentences. ... time. Miranda was late.3. Tom plays professional football. His brother is more talented in baseball.4. My brothers Sean and Ian are going skiing. The snow is deep enough.154 COMMON USAGE ERRORS...
... ___________________.L.V. 4. Ice becomes ___________________.L.V.5. Rembrandt and Picasso were ___________________.L.V.6. Iceland and Greenland are ___________________.L.V.In the exercise you have just ... husky, and 3. rough-coated modify the noun dogs;4. the modifies the noun farmhouse;5. a and 6. friendly modify the noun way;7. watchful and 8. suspicious modify the pronoun they.Note:The, a, and ... the farm-house, and we called to them in a friendly way, but they were watchful and suspicious. Answer: Eight. EXERCISE 3.For each singular noun below, write (a) the plural and (b) the letter...
... thousand languages in North and South America alone.b. Throughout the world, the number of languages is decreasing rapidly, and oncethere were more than a thousand languages in North and South ... patience and dexterity, is a challenging sport.8. Dogs are intelligent and attuned to humans, so they make good working companions.9. Nursing is a good career choice and is suitable for both men and ... schedule for the time of departure from Orlando and when thebus arrives at Tampa.b. I checked the bus schedule for the time of departure from Orlando and time ofarrival at Tampa.2. a. The path...
... sister Karen? ANSWER : My sister Karen is waiting for us.The predicate is Was Andy angry?QUESTION1: About whom is the sentence asking something? ANSWER : Andy.The subject is Andy.QUESTION2: ... something? ANSWER : Andy.The subject is Andy.QUESTION2: What is the sentence asking about Andy? ANSWER : Was Andy angry?The predicate is Position of the PredicateThe predicate usually comes after ... left the road, and smashed into a telephone pole.(Skidded, left, and smashed express physical action.)2. Verbs that express mental action—action that takes place in the mind and therefore cannot...
... lettuce, and carrots on your shopping list?3. Paula, Emilio, or I will help with the decorations.4. Cycling and rollerblading are my favorite sports.5. Saturday and Sunday, fog and mist ... EditionBy Harold LevineText and cover design: Nesbitt Graphics, Inc. Composition: Nesbitt Graphics, Inc.When ordering this book please specify:Either R 798 W or GRAMMARANDUSAGE FOR BETTER WRITINGPlease ... left the road, and smashed into a telephone pole. (Skidded, left, and smashed express physical action.)2. Verbs that express mental action—action that takes place in the mind and therefore...