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Lesson 12 - Answer Key |
Exercise A: Noun modifiers that should have been circled.
1. the, front, of that building, a, large, of glass
2. Many, green, the, in the back yard
3. The, tall, in the leather jacket, a, soft
4. The, failing, a, with two heads, its, main
5. The, quiet, young, of the poem, the, of falling leaves
Exercise B: Label the modifiers from Exercise A
1. the = article; front = adjective; of that building = prep. phrase; a = article; large = adjective; of glass = prep. phrase
2. Many = adjective; green = adjective; the = article; in the back yard = prep. phrase
3. The = article; tall = adjective; in the leather jacket = prep. phrase; a = article; soft = adjective
4. The = article; failing = participle; a = article; with two heads = prep. phrase; its = possessive pronoun; main = adjective
5. The = article; quiet = adjective; young = adjective; of the poem = prep. phrase; the = article; of falling leaves = prep. phrase; (falling = participle)
Exercise C: Answers will vary. Here are some possibilities.
1. Those loud flying squirrels under the porch eat fried nuts. Many squirrels from the garden eat their green nuts.
2. Our horrible driver with a dark beard was sleeping. The driver of your relatives was sleeping.
3. Those depressed farmers grow green tomatoes. My farmers grow many breathing tomatoes.
4. That sunny group of your relatives plays horrible baseball. A group in the back seat plays baseball.
5. That loud judge with a dark beard sits on the worn bench.
Examination: These are the correct versions.
1. The loud voice of the politician disturbed the sleeping audience.
2. Those five large wrecked trucks were sitting in the field.
3. Many wealthy people with large houses pay higher taxes.
4. Those two young girls by the fountain were singing Christmas songs.
5. Mother cooked a large turkey and a sweet apple pie.
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