The owners theirselves, themselves, them self, them selves were angry.. I scolded them and suggested they watch theirselves, them-selves, they them-selves, them selves in the future.. I
Trang 122 The girl pointed out the man, whoever it was.
23 I saw the one that you saw
24 Ask me, the one who knows, tomorrow
25 Most despicable, he stole the candy from the baby
Exercise 7.15: Adjectives and Adverbs
Directions:Circle the correct answer
1 I will be running the (fast, faster, fastest)
2 The girl was acting in the most (vile, viler, vilest) of fashions
3 The little steamboat moved along (swimming, swimmingly, swim-minglier)
4 The captain berated his men (consistent, constant, consistently, constantively)
5 He reacted in a more (violently, violent, violenter) fashion than usual
6 (Suppressing, suppressingly, suppressive) his anger, he quietly acquiesced
7 (Unawares of, unweary of, unaware of) the danger, the officer proceeded into the abandoned building
8 He wrote to me (haphazard, haphazardly, haphazardish) until the day he died
9 If the man fell for the scam (unsuspectedly, unsuspectingly, unsuspectivedly, unsuspecting), he gave her all of the money
10 The ironic thing is the (sheepish, sheepishly, sheepishingly) grin
he carried around
11 The troop’s advance was (slowly, slowingly, slow) due to the rain
12 After the rain, the mudslide (gradual, gradually, more gradual) gathered momentum
13 The onset was (slow, slowly, slowishly) at first; then, it picked up speed at an (alarming, alarmed, alarmingly) fast pace
14 The character was dark, and barked orders in a (quite, quiet, quietly) manner
Trang 215 She sat in (unproductively, unproducive, unproductive) form.
16 All the while (belittling, belittled, belittledly) them, he ranted and raved at his employees
17 (Floundered, floundering, flounderingly) about by the waves, the sailor could hardly keep his head above water
18 The opponent gave in (willing, willingly, willishly)
Answers to Exercise 7.15: Adjectives and Adverbs
Directions: Circle the correct answer.
1 I will be running the (fast, faster, fastest).
2 The girl was acting in the most (vile, viler, vilest) of fashions.
3 The little steamboat moved along (swimming, swimmingly,
swim-minglier)
4 The captain berated his men (consistent, constant, constantively).
5 He reacted in a more (violently, violent, violenter) fashion than
usual
6 (Suppressing, suppressingly, suppressive) his anger, he quietly
acquiesced
7 (Unawares of, unweary of, unaware of) the danger, the officer
pro-ceeded into the abandoned building
8 He wrote to me (haphazard, haphazardly, haphazardish) until the
day he died
9 If the man fell for the scam (unsuspectedly, unsuspectingly,
unsus-pectivedly, unsuspecting), he gave her all of the money
10 The ironic thing is the (sheepish, sheepishly, sheepishingly) grin
he carried around
11 The troop’s advance was (slowly, slowingly, slow) due to the rain.
12 After the rain, the mudslide (gradual, gradually, more gradual)
gathered momentum
13 The onset was (slow, slowly, slowishly) at first; then, it picked up speed at an (alarming, alarmed, alarmingly) fast pace.
14 The character was dark, and barked orders in a (quite, quiet,
qui-etly) manner
15 She sat in (unproductively, unproducive, unproductive) form.
Trang 316 All the while (belittling, belittled, belittledly) them, he ranted and
raved at his employees
17 (Floundered, floundering, flounderingly) about by the waves, the
sailor could hardly keep his head above water
18 The opponent gave in (willing, willingly, willishly)
Exercise 7.16: Reflexive Pronouns
Directions:Circle the correct answer
1 The boy burned (hisself, his self, himself, him self)
2 The ticket agent fixed the arrangements (hisself, himself, them-selves, themselves)
3 The team were congratulatory among (itself, themselves, their-self, themself)
4 She saw them looking at (theirselves, themselves, theirself, them selves)
5 The coach told the team to take a look at (itself, themselves, themselves, they selves)
6 The snake was supposed to have been able to bite (itself, their-selves, themself, oneself)
7 The debating of (oneself, itself, theirself, themselves) in public will make observers think one is crazy
8 Access to the bank is limited only to patrons (theirself, himself, itself, themselves)
9 The owners (theirselves, themselves, them self, them selves) were angry
10 I scolded them and suggested they watch (theirselves, them-selves, they them-selves, them selves) in the future
11 The dogs started to turn on (one other, each one, one another, each there other)
12 The movie caused each one of us to look at (our self, ourself, ourselves, himself)
13 I told the soldier to wash (his self, himself, him self, his selves)
Trang 414 The dog wagged the tail (him self, his self, itself, him self).
15 The snake curled (itself, her self, himself, themselves)
16 The man indicated that he (his self, himself, itself, by hisself) would do the taxes
17 If he had mailed the letter (hisself, himself, they selves, them-selves), he would not be so angry
18 I told (me self, my self, myself, himself) that it would be all right
19 I always have to remind (me self, me, my self, myself) that it is early
20 The officer reminded the boys to strap (theirselves, themselves, itself, theirself) in
Answers to Exercise 7.16: Reflexive Pronouns
Directions: Circle the correct answer.
1 The boy burned (hisself, his self, himself, him self).
2 The ticket agent fixed the arrangements (hisself, himself,
them-selves, themselves)
3 The team members were congratulatory among (itself, themselves,
theirself, themself)
4 She saw them looking at (theirselves, themselves, theirself, them
selves)
5 The coach told the team to take a look at (itself, themselves,
them-selves, they selves)
6 The snake was supposed to have been able to eat (itself, theirselves,
themself, oneself)
7 The debating of (oneself, itself, theirself, themselves) in public will
make observers think one is crazy
8 Access to the bank is limited only to patrons (theirself, himself, itself,
themselves).
9 The owners (theirselves, themselves, them self, them selves) were
angry
10 I scolded them and suggested they watch (theirselves, themselves,
they selves, them selves) in the future
11 The dogs started to turn on (one other, each one, one another,
each there other)
Trang 512 The movie caused each one of us to look at (our self, ourself,
our-selves, himself).
13 I told the soldier to wash (his self, himself, him self, his selves).
14 The dog (him self, his self, itself, him self) wagged the tail.
15 The snake curled (itself, her self, himself, themselves).
16 The man indicated that he (his self, himself, itself, by hisself) would
do the taxes
17 If he had mailed the letter (hisself, himself, they selves, themselves),
he would not be so angry
18 I told (me self, my self, myself, himself) that it would be all right.
19 I always have to remind (me self, me, my self, myself) that it is
early
20 The officer reminded the boys to strap (theirselves, themselves,
itself, theirself) in
Exercise 7.17 Pronouns: Subject/Object Cases
Directions: Circle the best answer
1 The man asked the boys if (they, them, he, him) had brought the tools
2 The boys said that (he, they, we, them) had not brought the tools
3 If the senator was informed, the committee probably contacted (them, he, him, them) on the first meeting
4 I could not say if the report was accurate in (its, it’s, their, his) facts
5 I asked (whom, who, they, we) would want cake
6 He asked if I knew (who, whom, which, that) might have taken the truck
7 I knew (who, whom) had taken it
8 He had said (he, them, we, us, they) were investigating why the house was torched
9 The whales had beached (herself, themself, themselves, itselves)
10 The little boy was informed by his father that the lawn would not mow (itself, their selves, it’s self)
Trang 611 The waiters had a meeting with the waitresses to ensure (them selves, theirselves, themselves, those selves) of jobs
12 The cell began to feed on (itself, its’ selves, their self, they) for nourishment
13 I know where (one, ones, them, ourselves) goes by the river
14 The red ants broke up and began fighting (their selves, them-selves, itself, its self)
15 The team lost respect for (itself, themselves, there selves, their-selves) after it intentionally lost the game
Answers to Exercise 7.17 Pronouns:
Subject/Object Cases
Directions: Circle the best answer.
1 The man asked the boys if (they, them, he, him) had brought the
tools
2 The boys said that (he, they, we, them) had not brought the tools.
3 If the senator was informed, the committee probably contacted
(them, he, him, them) on the first meeting.
4 I could not say if the report was accurate in (its, it’s, their his) facts.
5 I asked (whom, who, they, we) would want cake.
6 He asked if I knew (who, whom, which, that) might have taken the
truck
7 I knew (who, whom) had taken it.
8 He had said (he, them, we, us, they) were investigating why the
house was torched
9 The whales had beached (herself, themself, themselves, itselves).
10 The little boy was informed by his father that the lawn would not
mow (itself, their selves, it’s self).
11 The waiters had a meeting with the waitresses to ensure (them
selves, theirselves, themselves, those selves) of jobs.
12 The cell began to feed on (itself, its’ selves, their self, they) for
nour-ishment
13 I know where (one, ones, them, ourselves) goes by the river.
Trang 714 The red ants broke up and began fighting (their selves,
them-selves, itself, its self).
15 The team lost respect for (itself, themselves, them selves,
their-selves) after it intentionally lost the game
Exercise 7.18: Possessive Pronouns
Directions:Circle the correct answer
1 The air is not (ours, her’s, theres, our)
2 The desk that was (mine, my, ours) is now at my mother’s house
3 To be (ones’, oneself, one’s own, onesown) man requires hard work
4 The cat wagged (its, their, its’) tail
5 The boys made sure (they’re, there, theirs, their) party was loud
6 Poverty caused (their, there, it’s, its) share of problems when the economy suffered problems
7 I do not see (who’s, which, whose, whos’) car it was, but the owner was not driving
8 (Whoever, whatever, whomever) he said was certainly convincing
9 The man, (whoever, whomever, however, forever) he is, pulled the people to safety
10 The story seemed to delight all the people, giving to (each, one, every, own) a sense of belonging and worth
11 (Somebodies, somebody’s, anybody’s, anybodies) towel was swept away by the current
12 The (companies’s, company’s, companies’, companys’) staff ignored safety regulations
13 The (boy’s, boys’) dog was only used to one owner
14 The (Galapagos’, Galapagos’s) territory is more extensive than one may think
15 The (minds’, mind’s, minds’s) eye shoots forth in dreams, according to the book
16 Doesn’t (anybodys’, anybody’s, anybodies, anybodies’) watch work?
Trang 817 He looked at (everyones, everyones’, everyone’s, every one’s) pockets before he exited the store
18 The (childrens’, childrens, children’s) posters hung on the wall
19 I verified the (atlas’, atlas’s, atlases’, atlases’) facts
20 The (Jones’s Joneses, Jones’es, Jones’) family car stopped
21 The concurrent use of the two (cabin’s, cabins’, cabins’es, cab-ins) shared plumbing erupted in problems
Answers to Exercise 7.18: Possessive Pronouns
Directions: Circle the correct answer.
1 The air is not (ours, her’s, theres, our).
2 The desk that was (mine, my, ours) is now at my mother’s house.
3 To be (ones’, oneself, one’s own, onesown) man requires hard work.
4 The cat wagged (its, their, its’) tail.
5 The boys made sure (they’re, there, theirs, their) party was loud.
6 Poverty caused (their, there, it’s, its) share of problems when the
economy suffered problems
7 I do not see (who’s, which, whose, whos’) car it was, but the owner
was not driving
8 (Whoever, whatever, whomever) he said was certainly convincing.
9 The man, (whoever, whomever, however, forever) he is, pulled the
people to safety
10 The story seemed to delight all the people, giving to (each, one,
every, own) a sense of belonging and worth
11 (Somebodies, somebody’s, anybody’s, anybodies) towel was swept
away by the current
12 The (companies’s, company’s, companies’, companys’) staff
ignored safety regulations
13 The (boy’s, boys’) dog was only used to one owner.
14 The (Galapagos’, Galapagos’s) territory is more extensive than
one may think
15 The (minds’, mind’s, minds’s) eye shoots forth in dreams,
accord-ing to the book
16 Doesn’t (anybodys’, anybody’s, anybodies, anybodies’) watch
work?
Trang 917 He looked at (everyones, everyones’, everyone’s, every one’s)
pockets before he exited the store
18 The (childrens’, childrens, children’s) posters hung on the wall.
19 I verified the (atlas’, atlas’s, atlases’, atlases’) facts
20 The (Jones’s Joneses, Jones’es, Jones’) family car stopped.
21 The concurrent use of the two (cabin’s, cabins’, cabins’es, cabins)
shared plumbing erupted in problems
Exercise 7.19: Possessives
Directions:Circle the correct answer
1 The (mens’, men’s, man’s mans’) bathroom is across the hall
2 The (girls’, girl’s, girls’s, girlses’) bathroom is downstairs
3 If the (childs’s, childs’, childrens’, children’s) balloon flew away, I’d see it
4 The (dogs, dog’s, dogs’) house got wet, so I let her sleep inside
5 The (play’s, plays, plays’) actors were applauded on closing night
6 The (rats’, rat’s, rats’s) tails began to fall off due to the experi-mental medicine
7 Many (peoples’, people’s, peoples’s) houses were blown away during the storm
8 The (womens, womans’, women’ women’s) auxiliary club meets tonight
9 The (mices’, mice’s, mouses’, mouse’) hole was plugged up
10 A (waiters’, waiters’s, waiter’s) job is hard
11 The (waitresses’, waitress’s, waitress’) tips were not enough to satisfy her requirement
12 We are tired of (each’s other, each others’, each other’s) bad habits
13 The blouse is (her’s, hers’, hers)
14 This is (your’s, yours, yours’)
15 The (crisis’, crises’s, crisis’s) impact tore the land apart
16 The (teams’, team’s, teams’s) requests for all of those in that league were boiled down to one item: they should be allowed
to be free agents
Trang 1017 He said he wanted (ten dollars’, ten dollar’s, ten dollars’s) worth
of gas
18 I went to (Bob and Jane’s, Bob’s and Jane’s, Bob’s and Jane) wedding
19 It is (mine’s, mines, mine, mines’)
20 The boat is (our’s, ours’, ours)
Answers to Exercise 7.19: Possessives
Directions: Circle the correct answer.
1 The (mens’, men’s, man’s mans’) bathroom is across the hall The
possessive of the plural is always men’s unless one uses man to refer to mankind in general For example, the sentence Man’s accomplishments
in space travel are astounding categorizes man and men collectively as
one species, thereby allowing the unit to be made possessive by ’s, with the plural suggested With men, in that the plural is formed
through gradation (changing only the inside vowel), one makes the
plural possessive by ’s; this is true with women’s, children’s, gentlemen’s,
sheep’s, geese’s, feet’s, and teeth’s, as well.
2 The (girls’, girl’s, girls’s, girlses’) bathroom is downstairs The
bath-room is open to all of the girls
3 If the (childs’s, childs’, childrens’, children’s) balloon flew away, I’d
see it See number 1
4 The (dogs, dog’s, dogs’) house got wet, so I let her sleep inside.
5 The (play’s, plays, plays’) actors were applauded on closing night.
6 The (rats’, rat’s, rats’s) tails began to fall off due to the experimental
medicine
7 Many (peoples’, people’s, peoples’s) houses were blown away
dur-ing the storm See number 1
8 The (womens, womans’, women’, women’s) auxiliary club meets
tonight
9 The (mices’, mice’s, mouses’, mouse’) hole was plugged up Mice
fol-lows the rule described in number 1
10 A (waiters’, waiters’s, waiter’s) job is hard.