|
Learn to Write English Clearly and Correctly Lesson 10 Answer Key |
Exercise A:
|
1. subject noun |
linking verb |
article |
predicate noun |
prepositional phrase |
|
Mr. Smith |
has been |
a |
teacher |
for twenty years. |
|
2. Subject noun (actually a gerund + adverb acting as noun) |
prepositional phrase |
linking verb |
possessive pronoun + adjective |
predicate noun |
|
Falling down |
on the ice |
was |
my biggest |
worry. |
|
3. Adj. + adj. + adj. |
subject noun |
linking verb |
adverb |
predicate adjective |
|
That large black |
horse |
appears |
quite |
healthy. |
|
4. adverb phrase |
adj. + adjective |
subject noun |
linking verb |
adj. + predicate noun |
prep. phrase |
|
All last week |
Those ten |
students |
were |
hall monitors |
for the school. |
|
5. Subject pronoun |
linking verb |
predicate adjective |
||
|
I |
am |
sick. |
Exercise B: Answers will vary. Here are some possibilities.
1. Jim's brother had been sick. (happy, ignorant, depressed.)
2. Janet was a stock broker. (my sister, a dancer, president)
3. Driving a truck was dangerous. (exciting, boring, fun)
4. To find a parking place in New York is difficult. (easy, impossible, ridiculous)
5. Koalas are marsupials. (cute creatures, leaf-eaters, Australian animals)
6. Jack and his friend were golfers. (lawyers, outlaws, friends of the family)
Exercise C: Answers will vary. Here are some possibilities.
1. The chicken and the donkey had been great friends. ( were, are, could be)
2. Arthur could be the country's worst magician. (is, was, may be, has been, had been)
3. Drinking too much beer can be rather stupid. (is, was, had been, could be, may be)
4. We had become deathly ill on the cruise. (were, had been, might be)
5. The seventeen sailors on shore leave were residents of the brig later. (became, will be, might be)
6. Three tiny fish might be our total catch. (were, are, had been, might be, could be)
7. Mrs. Moroni seemed pale and sickly. (looked, appeared, was, has been, had been)
8. That handsome television star is my neighbor. (was, had been, will be, may be)
9. To ride a hot air balloon has been my secret desire. (was, had been, is)
10. My mother was very forgetful. (is, can be, has been)
Examination: Answers will vary, but here are some possibilities.
1. We, They, Donnie and Marie, Superman and Batman
2. reptiles, deadly, snakes, cold-blooded, friendly
3. are, were, have been, became
4. This lesson will be easy. We will be late. The medical students will be doctors.
5. Nurses and doctors are professionals. Nurses and doctors should be kind. Nurses and doctors seem intelligent.
6. The party favors were ...., Some caterpillars can be ...., Creatures from Mars might be ....
7. was, will be, might be, has become
8. fine, happy, sick, afraid, disgusted
9. You, any idiot, My daughter
10. Jack and Jill were friends. The lions were killers. We were tired.
c. 2000 Mikie Metric Productions, P.O. Box 3216, Williamsport, PA 17701
To contact us, type the following address in the 'To:' space of your e-mail program: