Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Language Skills Practice phần 9 pptx

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we ordered from [15] us tongue sors to use as finger splints and other, longerwood splints One sales clerk [16] us where

depres-to get triangular bandages Every time we went

to the grocery store, we [17] our eyesopen for baking soda, salt, antiseptic soap, paper cups, and adhesive bandages Mom

[18] sheets and towels on sale By the time

we completed our first-aid kit, we had [19]

adhesive tape, bandages, aspirin, and an dropper As his contribution, Dad had

eye-[20] home scissors, tweezers, and nose pliers from the hardware store

needle-Irregular Verbs D, p 121

E XERCISE

Irregular Verbs E, p 122

E XERCISE

1. Kara knew the answer to the question

2. Have they already maked the salad for theparty?

3. We have rode our bikes on this street manytimes

4. You must have heared that noise last night

5. Someone left the tools out in the rain

6. He had ringed the doorbell twice

7. Sam has already swum fifty laps this week

8. Had he wrote that note on the chalkboard?

9. Sarita had putted the milk in therefrigerator

10. The children slided all the way to the tom of the hill

bot-11. Have you saw my shoes?

12. Jarrell sung a solo in last night’s concert

13. Those girls had ate all the popcorn

14. The trees shaked during the storm

15. Has a yellow jacket ever stinged anyone inyour family?

16. Lightning striked the tall pine tree on theridge of the hill

17. Some students have drawed illustrationsfor their reports

18. My uncle taked me to the movies lastweekend

19. I have weared my favorite jacket to schoolevery day this month

20. Mr Williams teached geography last year

Tense, p 123

E XERCISE

1. I need a hat

2. They buy a car

3. She gives a speech

4. You go home

5. We eat lunch

6. He studies for three hours

7. They sing in the choir

8. I walk to the store

9. You hand me the book

10. We will vote by tomorrow

keeptellsend

C rung

taught worn

took

drawn struck

slid

seen sang

eaten shook

needed have bought will give had been going were eating will have been studying will be singing

am walking had handed will have voted

stung

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11. You do your homework

12. She brings the groceries in

13. He leaves it here

14. I rake the yard

15. We write letters

16. She does the dishes

17. The alarm rings early

18. She tells the story

19. The clock strikes one

20. I throw the ball

Consistency of Tense A, p 124

E XERCISE

1. She had ridden a bicycle for ten years

before she starts to ride a unicycle

2. Carlos scored the winning point and the

fans had cheered with excitement [or

Carlos scored the winning point and the

fans had cheered with excitement.]

3. Jared rushed into the room and stops to

catch his breath [or Jared rushed into the

room and stops to catch his breath.]

4. Why didn’t he shut the window before he

leaves the house? [or Why didn’t he shut

the window before he leaves the house?]

5. The cat twitched its tail once, curled into a

ball, and quickly falls asleep

6. Karinna has already finished her research

and wrote most of her report [or Karinna

has already finished her research and wrote

most of her report.]

7. My mother came in, takes one look at the

mess in the kitchen, and sat down in a chair

8. We will need to return this book to the

library after we had finished it [or We will

need to return this book to the library after

we had finished it.]

9. The sailboat sank because its hull breaks

10. After we drank the milk, we will eat all the

apples [or After we drank the milk, we will eat all the apples or After we drank the

milk, we will eat all the apples.]

11. Every day, he takes out the trash, sweepsthe floor, and wiped off the counter

12. I will sing the alto part if Wynne will havesung the soprano part

13. Cassie has dropped the glass of water whenthe door slammed behind her

14. The sun broke through the clouds shortly

after the rain stops [or The sun broke

through the clouds shortly after the rainstops.]

15. On Saturdays, we usually visit our

grand-parents and ate lunch at a restaurant [or

On Saturdays, we usually visit our parents and ate lunch at a restaurant.]

grand-16. If you will bring the shirt to my house, Iwill have sewed on the button

17. He had been knocking on the door for tenminutes before they open it

18. I sought a safe shelter whenever I see

light-ning in the sky [or I sought a safe shelter

whenever I see lightning in the sky.]

19. You either left your shoes on the frontporch or had thrown them under the bed

20. The child laughed, covered her eyes, andhas begun counting to a hundred

have been doing

will bring was leaving

had raked

will be writing

will have done

rang had been telling

has struck have been throwing

started

cheered had scored

stopped rushes

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Consistency of Tense B, p 125

E XERCISE

Answers may vary slightly.

I can’t wait to tell you about my excitingweekend! My family [1](plan) a quiet weekend.

We had only a few errands to run, and we

[2](think) a picnic would be fun We [3](take)

out the map and chose a park not far from here

Then we [4](fill) our cooler with food and

drinks, [5](load) everything into the car, and

started off Well, we [6](get) about ten miles

when we realized that dark clouds [7](begin) to

gather overhead We turned the car around and

[8](head) back home After we [9](eat) our

lunch, we [10](look) at the movie schedules.

Everyone [11](get) back in the car, and off we

[12](drive) again When we arrived at the

theater, however, we [13](realize) that the

movie already [14](start) My brother

[15](look) at an old newspaper and the schedule

had changed! By the time we [16](reach) the

house again, the storm [17](be) really raging.

The lights were out because the storm

[18](knock) down some power lines earlier We

[19](spend) the rest of the afternoon and night

sitting in the dark, listening to the wind and therain, and telling stories We will probably neverforget the weekend when absolutely nothing

[20](go) according to plan!

Active and Passive Voice, p 126

8. The bird caught a grasshopper

9. Many in the audience appreciated theperformance

got

had begun

looked got drove

realized had started had looked

reached was

had knocked spent

went

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We set in the balcony for the performance of

Les Misérables Before the curtain raised, the

orchestra began to play The play raises many

issues about right and wrong A man has laid in

jail for many years for stealing a loaf of bread

Now out of jail, he cannot find work Tired,

hungry, and desperate, he steals, among other

things, two candlesticks that are laying in a

cup-board at a church Although the man spends his

life doing kind deeds for others, a police officertrails him endlessly, trying to lie the old case torest

3. the dog laid down

4. they have went

5. it was setting on the step

6. we have swam there

7. had instruct the jury

C

put

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Just as the train was about to pull out, my sister

[3] me my ticket She [4] me totake good care of it, but I told her that I [5]

not a baby and that I [6] n’t adviceabout what to do with a train ticket After a fewmoments the train [7] , and soon theconductor came down the aisle with his ticketpunch Looking in my wallet, I [8]

with horror that my ticket was not there Theconductor, with a puzzled look on his face,

[9] me searching frantically through

my pockets Finally he [10] , “If you’relooking for your ticket, it’s lying on the seatbeside you May I have it, please?”

E XERCISE B

11. The bell was rung by Ramash

12. Clarence is pouring the milk

13. The mail was brought by our newcarrier

14. The curtains were ironed byDarob

15. The security guard has soundedthe alarm

16. Nina was chosen as class tative by the principal

represen-17. The cat curled up by the fireplace

18. We will have finished this project

8. it has laid under the desk

9. I have sat it down

10. the cloth has wore out

E XERCISE B

Review D: Consistency of Tense; Voice, p 136

E XERCISE A

[1]Once she amazes her family and friends

by flying to Los Angeles to see the 1984Olympics [2]Her decision to go comes as ashock, since she had never flown before

[3]Her sister teased her about changing hermind until the moment the family leaves her inthe airport waiting room [4]To Mother’s relief,the flight is uneventful [5]The Olympics arenot [6]Los Angeles was so packed that she hasproblems finding a hotel room [7]Fortunately,she had cousins there who invite her to staywith them [8]From the start, she hopes to seeCarl Lewis run, so she was thrilled to learn thather cousins had an extra ticket to the 100-meterdash [9]For ten long seconds Mom sat on theedge of her seat, keeps her fingers crossed, andcheered loudly [10]It is thrilling for her to seeLewis win one of his four gold medals

AV AV PV AV PV

PV AV PV

sayswatches

realizedstarted

needdid

am

reminds

was C

C

watched

said

Ramash rang the bell.

Our new carrier brought the mail.

Darob ironed the curtains.

My brother’s friends made a mess.

Volunteer firefighters put out that

The principal chose Nina as class representative.

fire.

worn set

lain began spoken gone thrown taken

invited

hoped

kept was

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E XERCISE B

11. The doctor was applauded by thestudents

12. Rocky has taken the picture

13. The juice was poured by thenurse

14. The play was seen by hundreds ofpeople

15. An important lesson was learned

by all the students

16. The racing yacht was sailed by anexperienced crew

17. I get home from school around4:00 P.M

18. Anna put the book by the door

19. The marks on the floor were made

by dirty shoes

20. Have you found that book?

AV

PV AV AV PV

PV

AV

PV The students applauded the doctor.

The nurse poured the juice.

Hundreds of people saw the play.

An experienced crew sailed the racing

All the students learned an important lesson.

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Chapter 7: Using Pronouns Correctly

pp 137–157Case, p 137

5. The trees are shedding their leaves

6. The coach’s speech gave them all thing to consider

some-7. The newly elected class president is she.

8. Darryl volunteered to help us at the senior

12. Their uniforms are different this year

13. Please write your opinions about the book

14. The newest member of my team is Alicia

15. They help homeless veterans find work

16. Next year, Carla and she will be on theschool’s soccer team

17. A cheetah can run fast enough to catch itsprey

18. Our city’s animal rescue group helpspeople find new pets

19. She studied hard and learned the newmaterial

20. Their history book contains many usefulmaps

The Case Forms of Personal Pronouns, p 138

13. This paper is mine; that one is yours

14. His parents and they visited our house lastweek

15. Did you tell them about the garage sale?

The Nominative Case A, p 139

NOM OBJ

OBJ

OBJ OBJ

POS

POS POS

POS

POS POS

POS

NOM NOM

POS

POS POS

POS

OBJ NOM

NOM POS

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13. My uncle and I hiked down the long hill.

14. Is that Mother in the restaurant?

15. Next time, my mother and I want to try

1. People gave the nickname Satchmo

2. I saw Charles and him at the meeting

3. A messenger in a blue uniform handed a

sealed package to .

4. Most of us liked the new biology book

5. Aunt Flo sent Howard and a magazine

2. Didn’t you invite Darla, Francine, andKenny?

3. Kevin, have you shown your grandparentsthe math project you put together for nextweek’s school fair?

4. Mr Friedman gave the class a helpfullesson in the differences between businessletters and personal letters

5. Instead of asking Tamisha again, why not

ask Barry to be on the cleanup committee?

6. Asked about a career in medicine, the selor advised Justin to take as many highschool science courses as possible

coun-7. Tomorrow, would you take Sally and mewith you to see the historical exhibits on theSeminole and Cherokee?

8. Joe showed Marty and Hal his magazineand newspaper clippings about the eclipse

9. Among my family and friends, the sevendays of Kwanzaa are celebrated with gift-giving and storytelling

10. For extra credit, did Mrs Jamison say thatshe wants you and me to read

“Misspelling” by Charles Kuralt?

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1. Mr Matthews called Melanie and (she, her)

up to the stage at the awards ceremony

2. Karl announced that (they, their) tour guide

7. Could my uncle James have served with

(they, them) in the navy?

8. With one minute left, Juanita interrupted

the debate between (we, us) and them.

9. After sundown, Peter and (him, he) set up

the telescope

10. The judges announced that first prize in the

canned goods category was (her, hers).

E XERCISE B

11. Marcus wrote a script for us this year

12. The play is dedicated to our energetic anddevoted teacher

13. The president of the drama club is she

14. The leading male in this spring’s tion will be he

produc-15. His stage voice is powerful and confident

16. Do you think their new play was as ing as the last one?

appeal-17. Could it have been she who directed thelast play?

18. We watched him set up the stage

19. Did each actress remember her long, cult lines?

diffi-20. Are they the main characters in the play?

NOM NOM

POS

POS POS

POS

POS POS

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Answers will vary Sample responses are given.

11. The team captains, she and Tom, listened

carefully to the coach’s advice

12. Principal Garcia presented the winners, him

and me, with trophies

13. The singers in the band are my neighbors,

he and Carl

14. These seats are reserved for the debate team

members, Megan and them

15. The cooks, my cousin and I, received several

compliments on the delicious meal

Pronouns in Incomplete Constructions, p 149

E XERCISE A

4. he

E XERCISE B

Students’ wording of clauses may vary.

11. Jill has visited more countries than (him, he).

12. Is Samantha as diligent as (they, them)?

13. Sarah is taller than (him, he).

14. Are you as confident as (them, they)?

15. He collected as many canned goods as (she, her).

Special Pronoun Problems, p 150

E XERCISE

Clear Pronoun Reference A, p 151

E XERCISE

Answers may vary.

1. Our pet gander runs around honkingwhenever it is near our old truck

2. My aunt called my sister to discuss thetheme for my sister’s party

3. Carla needs to read an entire novel thisweekend, but she says that reading it will

6. Bill met with James at Bill’s house

7. She has many ambitions, and having tions helps her remain motivated

ambi-8. The city council are divided about the salestax rate, and this rate is upsetting to manycitizens

9. Has Mona asked Teri if Teri could sell

twen-ty tickets for our fund-raiser?

10. That it rained on the day of the party upsetthe children

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Clear Pronoun Reference B, p 152

E XERCISE

Answers may vary.

1. She is superstitious; one of her superstitions

is about walking under ladders

2. Every time Tyrone saw an ice-skating event,

he wanted to be an ice skater

3. Gilda loves traveling in the United Statesand can never decide which state to visitnext

4. Our straw vote showed that most studentsfavor wearing uniforms

5. I hope my reading books during story hourhelps my listeners want to read more

6. Last night the weather forecast predicted arecord number of hurricanes this season

7. We began watching the meteor shower atsundown but didn’t see any meteors untilafter midnight

8. She loves the theater but hasn’t seen anyplays lately

9. The article described a blue moon as thesecond full moon in a calendar month

10. Their running so long had winded them

Clear Pronoun Reference C, p 153

E XERCISE

Answers may vary.

1. When Martha arrived, she called Mrs Kent

2. Cassandra went to the computer store butdidn’t buy a computer

3. Martin got the new job for which Paul hadalso applied, and it was more interestingthan Martin’s old job

4. When William arrived in Boston, he wrote

to Marcos

5. Luc’s loyalty makes him a good friend

6. Celeste loves art, so she bought a paintingfor her apartment

7. The interviewers asked the judge about herdecision

8. Before Sarah left, Berta gave her a rose

9. Frank’s learning how to ski was helpfulduring his vacation

10. I bought new software, but installationinstructions were not included

Review A: Case Problems, p 154

E XERCISE A

1. Ahulani and (me, I) like to play chess.

2. Both of (we, us) play it rather well.

3. My grandparents gave (we, us) a beautiful

new chessboard

4. As for my parents, we can play much better

than (they, them).

5. “This is a good game for (they, them),” my

father said, “since they have plenty of time.”

6. My mother and (him, he) taught me how to

play the game

7. It is (he, him) and Ahulani who hate most to

lose

8. “Play (she, her) again,” my mother says after

I defeat him

9. It is (she, her) whom I most enjoy defeating

because her game is always carefullyplayed

10. My father doesn’t play Ahulani and (I, me)

often

E XERCISE B

Review B: Clear Reference, p 155

E XERCISE

Answers may vary.

1. Throughout, the movie shows phases of themoon

2. Dani enjoyed my drawings of the moon;she thinks I should take drawing as anelective

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3. My confusing the hay moon of July with

the grain moon of August frustrates me

4. The CD-ROM uses high-speed

photogra-phy to show the phases of the moon

5. Did you read my poem about the moon?

Do you think I should consider writing

poetry as a career?

6. When my father walked in the door, my

uncle told him a joke about the strawberry

moon of June

7. That amateur astronomers may have

trou-ble on rainy nights shouldn’t bother them

8. On the first day my sister observed a new

moon, she and my mother decided to plant

seeds

9. That February has fewer days than the

moon’s cycle of 29.2 or 29.9 days

occasion-ally causes a February without a full moon

10. An understanding of both mathematics and

physics as well as a passion for the night

sky are important and make a strong,

8. “You must remember that thereare many people who don’t enjoybickering the way you do,” shesaid

9. My mother is a person who youcan’t argue with for long

10. Father and her seldom arguebecause she dislikes arguments

15. Samantha admires marine biologists and

wants to learn more about (they, their) work.

16. Seeing videotapes of astronauts has given

Shelly and (him, he) inspiration.

17. Danny, (whom, who) I met yesterday, is an

interesting person

18. Carol has convinced my sister and (I, me)

that traveling to Spain would be exciting

19. Carla hopes that someday (she, her) and

Carlos and I will travel to Mars together

20. She sends toys to her nephews (who, whom)

aren’t old enough to read

Review D: Using Pronouns Correctly, p 157

she whom C

OBJ

OBJ OBJ

POS

NOM NOM

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3. Together, he and I have managed

to be punctual every day

4. Anyone whom misses the bushas to walk

5. Sally is one student whom will

be late

6. Nobody except Hononi and shemisses the bus more than once aweek

7. I think that Kele and me shouldhelp them

8. Us two can sprint to the bus stopwhen we’re late

9. However, there aren’t many ple who can run as fast as we can

peo-10. Perhaps we could call Hononiand she early every morning

E XERCISE B

Answers may vary.

11. In the article, the interviewer asked MayaAngelou many questions

12. Paolo loves cooking and wonders if heshould become a chef

13. Buying a new car made Sergei’s life easier

14. Alejandro asked Jacob if Alejandro shouldrent a car

15. Rebecca’s honesty makes her easy to trust

her C

We I

her who who C

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Chapter 8: Using Modifiers Correctly,

centers of the beehive-shaped lenses Sailors

[6]

were warned quite easily [7]

that they were approaching [8]

, the Fresnel lenses were made in seven

sizes The [9] largest lens types were

primarily for use in lighthouses along the

lens sizes were more suitable

1. The Diary of a Sparrow reminds us to

recog-nize the most ordinary people

2. Enji, a grandfather of Kazuko Watanabe,

kept a diary for nearly seventy years

3. In this outstanding book, Watanabe

excerpts eight compelling events about Enji

4. How did Enji first react to the surprising

voices and music on the “sound-making”

7. Many readers could readily understand theterrible pain of losing a son in World War II

8. Ms Watanabe has skillfully provided theEnglish translation of the Japanese text inthe diary

9. Appropriately, abstract illustrations byWatanabe accompany the hand-printedstories

10. Read the book in the traditional manner or,optionally, view it as three-dimensional art

9. Various repairs will again smooth thechipped, pockmarked surface of theskating rink

10. If Chen does this tedious job well, hewill eventually earn greater responsibilities

11. He may even be allowed to operate thehuge resurfacing machine

ADV

For harbor or bay areas,

threelong

Beforecoastline

about thesea

ADJ

who were as far away as twenty miles out to

onto the “bull’s-eyes”

the glass parts captured lamplight

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13. Meanwhile, water jets flush dirt andother debris toward a vacuum hose

14. The dirty water will be filtered to be reused

on the skating-rink surface

15. Other jets send out hot water that is spreadover the icy surface by a large towel

Phrases Used as Modifiers, p 161

5. See how the director used color highlights

to emphasize the black-and-white setting

6. The setting looks artistic enough to be apainting

7. A number of films use clouds or fog to setthe stage for a person’s dream

8. Behind the actors, the scaled-downmodel of a town created a mood

9. Computer graphics have added flexibility

to the range of special effects

10. For some roles, actors might require severalhours to put on their costumes and

make-up

E XERCISE B

Answers will vary Sample answers are given.

11. for the second time

12. to understand the first time

13. at keeping suspense

14. To their dismay

15. from the past decade

Clauses Used as Modifiers, p 162

E XERCISE A

1. Ruby memorized the poem, which wasforty lines long

2. As soon as we can after the banquet, Al and

I will fold up the chairs and tables

3. Mr Kendall described the chemical mixturethat had caused the rotten-egg smell

4. We’ll have room to grow pumpkins if weadd two more loads of dirt to the garden

5. Of the chores that were on Mom’s list, Tarahas finished all except one

6. She stayed at the library until she grewtired

7. Because the directions were unclear, wecouldn’t follow them

8. The vegetarian dishes cooked more quicklythan the meat dishes did

9. After he finished his five-mile run, Jacobtook a long nap

10. When we arrived at the park, all of the nic areas had been claimed

ADV

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2. varying

amounts of time are needed to pass

through the canal

3. Opened in 1914, the canal takes ships

through a series

4. The entire lock system,

includes two lakes

5. Each lake, Gatun and Miraflores, has the

same name

6. Almost at the midpoint

is the Galliard Cut

10. The canal is expensive to maintain, so

profits from tariffs are essential

Bad and Badly, Good and Well, p 164

Slow and Slowly, Real and Really, p 165

17. Because of the holidays, this package will

be delivered more slow than usual

18. The diamond sparkled real nicely in thesunlight

19. Eric sauntered slow into the dark room

When the canal was run as a nonprofit

and 965 feet long

that is larger than 106 feet widecanal

of the 50-mile-long

ADV phrase

as the lock next to it does

and Panama City,

which joins Colón

ADJ phrase

of locks

Depending on traffic patterns,

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6. Please explain why the milk tasted badly if

it looked just fine

7. Rain fell quite slow, soaking everythingthoroughly

17. Did I speak slow enough?

18. They did reasonably good on the exam

pretty;

most frequently more frequently;

frequently;

warmest

warmer;

warm;most mountainous

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4. Give the name used to

refer to this orange and black butterfly

5. Bermuda grass is a tougher and grass

for the lawns in our climate

E XERCISE B

6. C

7. This bicycle helmet offers

protection than the old model did

8. What was the grade you have

ever gotten on an essay?

9. C

10. Modern science fiction movies have

special effects than early movies did

11. Yesterday’s tornado was the of any

we have seen this season

12. We must be so the groups around

us can finish their work

13. Lori is the three-point shooter

on the basketball team

14. Stephen felt much after he had

3. The new sewing machine is than

the old one

4. She wondered if the speaker were the

person in the room

5. If he does on the exam, he won’t have

8. Which one of the pair is larger?

9. Of the two, Milo writes letters more quently

fre-10. Of the four colors, this one is best

Using Comparative and Superlative Forms B,

p 172

E XERCISE

Sentences may vary slightly.

1. The mushroom is smaller than the leavesaround it

2. We saw pictures of the hugest type of frog,called the Goliath frog

3. My mother’s soup tastes better than therestaurant’s soup

4. I think the flag of South Korea has one ofwell

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5. Thai food is spicier than German food

6. The longest mountain chain in the world isthe Andes

7. My neighbor’s yard is better maintainedthan David’s yard

8. An Alaskan summer night is longer thanFlorida’s nights

9. Venus looks brighter than any other planet

10. My grandmother’s paintings are moreabstract than my aunt’s paintings

Using Comparative and Superlative Forms C,

p 173

E XERCISE

Sentences may vary.

1. She likes spinach more than her sister likesspinach

2. Janice’s skates are more expensive thanAndrea’s

3. This clock is the loudest one in the house

4. Is Dr Kean more knowledgeable than anyother doctor?

5. Of Maria and her sister, Maria has alwaysbeen the faster runner of the two

6. My aunt writes me more than my cousin

writes me or My aunt writes me more than

she writes my cousin

7. The temperature is warmer than it was terday

yes-8. The table is sturdier than any other table inthe room

9. Franco is taller than any other boy on histeam

10. Bootsie was the smallest kitten in the litter

Correcting Dangling Modifiers, p 174

E XERCISE

1. Looking up at the large umbrella, wenoticed that it blocked the sun

2. As the scientists are researching the rainforest, the huge variety of trees and animalsbecomes apparent

3. The scientists are now making discoveries

of things that have been unexplored foryears

4. The ecologist made an important discoverywhen she found many trees in one area

5. C

6. Full of insects, the rain forest offersresearchers the chance to study many lifeforms

7. While watching the insects buzzing andhumming, we learned how their nests aremade

8. C

9. Something becomes clear to people whohave an understanding of just part of therain forest

10. To avoid destroying this sea of life, we mustprotect the rain forest

Correcting Misplaced Modifiers, p 175

E XERCISE Some answers may vary.

1. We looked for the map in the back of thecar^that we needed

2. An elm^fell across the house that had beenuprooted in the storm

3 ^We saw a raccoon coming home from the

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13. The deer^looked at me with white spots.

14. C

15 ^Alice picked up the puppy with a grin.

16. The socks^were knitted by my grandmother

in the crib

17. On the windowsill, I watched my cat sleep^

18 ^The mother went to pick up her son

wearing her nurse’s uniform

1. After she removed the wrapping paper, the

gift proved delightful

2. Hans found the notebook hidden in the

drawer

3. Nancy, along with her sister, washed and

polished the car

4. Because he was alone in the house, the

lightning frightened him

5. Mark studied the color-coded map of the

island

6. Reading and reviewing notes while

prepar-ing for a test will help you study

7. Bees that make honey are attracted to

cer-tain flowers

8. Botany was interesting to him as a young

boy

9. Thorough understanding of a situation is

essential to having your suggestion

1. The village surrounded by mountains hadbecome a favorite spot for tourists

2. While we were hiking in the woods, wesaw a squirrel scurrying up a tree

3. We walked through the mostly-melted snow

4. I videotaped the kangaroos that were ping about excitedly

hop-5. The silver cups in the cabinet were a giftfrom my nephew

6. Without a care in the world, we climbed thetree

7. Blouses made of silk should be taken to thedry cleaner

8. Frightened, we opened the door slowly

9. The art teacher who teaches senior artclasses painted the kitten

10. Having finished supper, we washed thedishes

Review A: Comparative and Superlative Forms,

6. more disgusted; most disgusted

7. littler; littlest [or less; least]

8. more systematic; most systematic

9. more tightly; most tightly

10. stronger; strongest

E XERCISE B

11. Some people thought the photograph of the

paint-ing of the landscape

12. Our new mayor works doesn’t he?

13. It rains in Hawaii thananywhere else in the country

14. Connie can still run than Stephan

15. That was the music I had everheard

loveliest

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hard,

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more beautiful

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17. She was the rower on the team

18. The dress is than I had expected

19. The violinist was according to hercolleagues

20. Are these curtains than the oldones?

Review B: Correcting Errors in Comparison,

p 179

E XERCISE

Answers may vary.

1. Who is tallest, you or Arlon?

2. Our city park is much more cleaner thanmost of the parks in neighboring towns

3. Which of the two high schools in your town

6. Alaska is bigger than any^U.S state

7. Which do you like best, a warm climate or

10. The Grand Canyon is larger than any^gorge

in the United States

11. To make our trip more easier, we got cases with wheels on them

suit-12. Her dog was much more calmer than mine

13. Ana loves movies more than Marco^

14. The ice dancer was almost a foot taller thananyone^in the show

15. Of the two colleges, I will choose the mostreputable

16. My brother offered me more advice thanFrank^

17. Some people thought that the princess wasoldest than the prince

18. Which of the twins is the most talented indramatic arts?

19. The soprano’s solo was more beautiful thanall the^solos presented

20. Paula likes the dog more than her brother^

21. He tells me stories more often than^Todd^

22. The people of this town are more friendlierthan I had expected

23. Who is the taller of all the boys on theteam?

24. The village is the most smallest in thevicinity

25. Katya sends me gifts more frequently thanMarta^

Review C: Correcting Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers, p 180

E XERCISE

1. While peacefully eating their breakfast, thecampers watched the sunrise

2. The problems of the world leaders maylook simple to some people seated in arm-chairs in front of their television sets

3. A gift basket that was filled to the top withfancy cheeses and crackers was carried intothe living room

4. The needle broke while I was sewing a hem

in the dress

5. The police chief issued a warning aboutburglars to homeowners who carelesslyleave their doors unlocked

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6. After climbing the mountain, we saw a

shooting star streaking across the sky

7. The women in the control tower watched

the plane circling the field

8. Always check your work for accuracy after

you have finished

9. The camera zoomed in on the woman

skat-ing gracefully over the ice

10. Some books in the school library that were

written many years ago seem surprisingly

up-to-date

Review D: Modifiers, p 181

E XERCISE A

1. At the awards ceremony, the coach

congrat-ulated the soccer team for playing a really

good season

2. Franklin hoped the weather would not get

worse

3. My mother assigned me more chores than

she assigned my father or My mother

assigned me more chores than my father

6. The helicopter that Georgina’s uncle ownedwas used in the emergency rescue of threeinjured people

7. While we were roaming around the ment store, we saw a vase fall off a highshelf

depart-8. The bird-watcher identified a rare speciesnoted for its plumage

9. She handed him the anchor that was tiedsecurely to the boat

10. A lecturer described the development ofwritten language in the ancient Near East to

a fascinated audience

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[11]Olga has a older brother named Dietrich

[12]The two of them play sports, such as ketball, soccer, baseball, and etc [13]Olgathinks that she ain’t as good as Dietrich at mostsports [14]She says that sometimes when shewants to practice more, he’s nowheres to befound [15]Beside sports, Olga is interested inmusic and art [16]However, her favorite place

bas-to be is right besides her older brother playing atough game of soccer or basketball [17]Olgaknows that just watching sports won’t effect herperformance [18]She certainly won’t be able torun all the faster he can unless she works hard

[19]Therefore, Olga trains with her brother alot

[20]Dietrich has always had a good affect onher training habits and sense of sportsmanship

of them, they read quite a bit about the sport

[14]Janet ought to of bought her own bowlingball [15]Fortunately, Craig told her that shecan use his whenever she wants [16]Janetasked Craig to take the library book with himwhen he came to the bowling alley [17]Craigand Janet could of scored higher if they hadpracticed more [18]They knocked down lesspins than they thought they would

[19]Among them they had a score of onlyeighty-five [20]Craig joked that the policemight bust them for bowling so poorly

[11]Sergio said that he and his friends should

do like their teacher suggested [12]She learnedthem how to study for all sorts of tests

[13]Sergio said they simply needed to disciplinetheirself [14]He said they had ought to study

at least an hour each day [15]These kind ofstudying allows students to learn the informa-tion in smaller blocks [16]Sometimes Sergioasked his classmates to leave him study alone

[17]At such times, he needed to memorizefacts, and doing so alone worked good for him

[18]At other times, however, studying in smallgroups was sort of more beneficial [19]Onestudent would act like he or she were theteacher and ask the others difficult questions

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[11]The children at the party enjoyed

them-selves some watching cartoons, but soon they

felt restless [12]One of the children knew

more games then the others [13]She suggested

they play this here word game [14]Another

child suggested that they try and think of a

game that everyone could play together

[15]Unfortunately, all of them board games

were for two to four players [16]What were

the children suppose to do? [17]They really

didn’t want to stay inside of the house

[18]Quickly, they decided to play outdoors

rather then stay inside [19]After tossing

around that there soccer ball, they decided to

play kickball [20]The reason they chose that

game was because everyone could participate

[11]Ann and Marge use to go shopping at

Carr’s Department Store every month [12]One

day Ann said, “Your not going to believe it, but

I’ve found a better place to shop!” [13]The two

friends decided to try the new store on their

next shopping trip without another store was

having a sale that day [14]Both women werepleased that the new store was not a long waysaway from their neighborhood [15]Marge waslooking for a lamp who would fit on a smallend table [16]Quickly, they found a salesclerkwhich knew where the lamps were [17]Thesalesclerk showed them a lamp what was justthe right size [18]“Your going to love theprice, too!” the clerk said [19]Ann had heardwhere the store was going to have a big sale thenext weekend [20]“We’ll certainly be in you’restore again soon,” she told the clerk

11. We don’t have no milk in the house forbreakfast

12. Danny had hardly no time between classestoday

13. I won’t hear nothing from Shani until nextweek

14. Betty looked outside, but she didn’t seenobody there

15. The hikers hadn’t scarcely any water left

16. Don’t you never dance?

17. In the afternoon, there aren’t hardly anybirds at the feeder

18. Because he is shy, Ray doesn’t never teer to read aloud

volun-19. This type of cactus doesn’t have no spines

20. Our Labrador retriever can’t barely fit inthat carrier

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Tiêu đề	Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Language Skills Practice phần 9
Trường học	Hanoi University of Education
Chuyên ngành	English Language Teaching
Thể loại	Giáo trình ôn tập ngữ pháp, usage, và mechanics
Năm xuất bản	2007
Thành phố	Hà Nội

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