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At a Glance: Sentences CHAPTER 3 Parts of Speech Exercise 1 Identifying Parts of Speech 1.prep adj 2. adv prep 3. v adj 4. adj v 5. adv v 6. prep adv 7. v n 8. n adj 9. conj pro 10. n adj 11. adv v 12. prep adv 13. v n 14. n prep 15. adj n 16. adj conj 17. prep adj 18. adj v 19. n pro 20. n v
1. prep v 2. v prep 3. adj pro 4. n adj 5. adv prep 6. prep v 7. adv pro 8. v conj 9. n adv 10. pro adj 11. v adj 12. n v
13. prep adj 14. prep adj 15. prep n 16. pro adj 17. adj adj 18. adj adj 19. v adv 20. adj n chapter 4 Subjects and Verbs Exercise 1 Finding Subjects 1. evidence 7. character 2. Archaeologists 8. Some 3. bones/shells 9. They 4. objects 10. symbols 5. Priests 11. language/language 6. Part 12. (you)
1. Mahatma Gandhi 6. He 2. he 7. Gandhi 3. (you) 8. British 4. good 9. leaders, agitators 5. fasts, writings, speeches 10. Gandhi Exercise 3 Finding Verbs 1. live, travel 6. will beat 2. varies 7. are, live 3. is 8. hoots, shakes 4. spend 9. hear, go 5. make 10. are Exercise 4 Finding Verbs 1. share 6. can use 2. is shared 7. learned 3. can use 8. can learn 4. have 9. has learned, can ask 5. do have 10. uses Exercise 5 Finding Subjects and Verbs 1. (You) read 2. What causes 3. they can do 4. Earthquakes shake 5. answer is 6. earth is covered 7. they are 8. plates bump, pass 9. rocks are squeezed, stretched 10. they pull, pile 11. breaks are called 12. formation is 13. wave travels 14. vibrations are 15. force is 16. scientists have tried 17. success has been 18. Earthquakes are identified 19. states experience 20. quake is occurring
1. (You) consider 2. Puerto Rico is 3. words do mean 4. Puerto Ricans are 5. Puerto Rico is 6. it will 7. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is 9. Puerto Rico became 10. It became 12. They can vote 13. they have voted 14. many are 15. majority speak 16. economy is based 17. Caribbbean National Forest is treasured 18. parrots, orchids can be seen 19. Tourists visit 20. plankton light Exercise 7 Finding Subjects and Verbs 1. (You) read, learn 2. cities were 3. Government, religion were 4. difference was 5. They built, sacrificed 6. ceremonies related 7. society had 8. family included 9. boys went girls went, learned 10. Aztecs wore they lived they ate 11. Scholars developed 12. calendars are 13. language was 14. language was, represented 15. religion, government required 16. soldiers could capture, enlarge 17. Hernando Cortez landed 18. He was joined 19. Aztecs rebelled 20. Spaniards killed they defeated Exercise 8 Writing Sentences with Subjects and Verbs Answers will vary. chapter 5 Kinds of Sentences Exercise 1 Identifying Clauses and Phrases 1. phrase 7. independent clause 2. dependent clause 8. dependent clause 3. independent clause 9. independent clause 4. phrase 10. phrase 5. independent clause 11. phrase 6. phrases 12. independent clause
Answers will vary. Exercise 6 Identifying Types of Sentences
chapter 6 Combining Sentences Exercise 1 Combining Sentences: Compound 1. Oklahoma, but at 2. football, yet he 3. sports, but he 4. pentathlon, and he 5. world,” and Jim 6. athlete, so the 7. contract, and he 8. football, yet after 9. century, for he 10. man, but on
xercise 2 Combining Sentences: Compound 1
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; therefore, . According to the Greek writer Plato, the people of Atlantis were very ambitious and warlike.. They planned to conquer all of the Mediterranean. 3
; moreover, . Initially, they were successful in subduing areas to the west. They became wealthy. 4
. Then the people of Atlantis became proud. They became corrupt and wicked. 5
. They were confident and attacked Athens. Athens and its allies defeated the invaders. 6
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; nevertheless, ; . Some writers have tried to link the legend with such real places as America and the Canary Islands. No link has been found. 8
; in fact, . The Minoan civilization on Crete was destroyed by tidal waves. A similar fate may have befallen Atlantis. 9
. Some people speculate about a volcanic explosion on Atlantis. A volcanic eruption did destroy part of the island Thera in the Eastern Mediterranean in 1500 B.C.E. 1
; however, 0. Some writers have conjectured that American Indians migrated to the New World by way of Atlantis.. Archaeologists dispute that idea. Exercise 3 Combining Sentences: Complex 1
that , even though . (relative pronoun) The freeway congestion was under study. occurred every Friday at noon. 2 , although 
. The vacationers had a good time. The bears destroyed a few tents and ate people’s food. 3
because . The teenagers loved their senior prom. The band played badly. 4
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who . Back-seat drivers make unwanted suggestions in the nag-proof model. They can be ejected from the vehicle. 6
. (relative pronoun) The marriage counselor gave bad advice. He charged only half price. 7
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When After . The ice sculptor displayed his work in the dining hall. The customers applauded. 1
Exercise 4 Combining Sentences: Compound-Complex Possible answers: 1. When Helen Keller suffered a serious childhood illness, she became blind and deaf, and at first her parents did not know what to do. 2. Because her parents would not give up despite discouraging advice, they advertised for a teacher, and a tutor named Anne Sullivan agreed to help. 3. After young Helen began to discover the world through her sense of touch, she learned the alphabet, and she started connecting words with objects. 4. Although her physical condition was irreversible, her progress was rapid, and in three years she could read Braille. 5. Although [or Because] she could not talk, she used sign language for speech, and she used a special typewriter to write. 6. When she reached the age of ten, she took speech lessons from a teacher of the deaf, and in six years she could speak well enough to be understood. 7. While she attended college, she still needed help, and Anne Sullivan continued as her tutor and interpreter. 8. After she graduated from college with honors, she became involved in programs to help the deaf and blind communicate, and she wrote books and articles about problems of the disabled. 9. Because of the effects of World War II presented special problems, Hellen Keller helped disabled people in other countries, and she helped soldiers blinded in the war. 10. When Hellen Keller died in 1968, she had an international reputation as a humanitarian, and her books had been translated into more than fifty languages.
2. and the gun subject 3. on the radio, and on TV prepositions 4. saw that that 5. expenses were verb 6. learned about preposition 7. believed that that 8. and the driver subject 9. have believed verb 10. and he subject Exercise 6 Providing Sentence Variety Possible revision: On the weekends I do promotions for TV’s “Power Rangers.” I’m Trini. She’s supposed to be Chinese. Because I’m Chinese-American, the kids think I’m the real Ranger when I remove my mask. Except for one occasion, I’ve never felt very much like a Ranger. It was on a weekend promotion, held at a park. While we were doing our routine, I looked around and saw a little boy collapse. Although he had probably been in distress for a while, wearing the mask, I could hardly see anything. Nevertheless, this little boy was lying there, thrashing around and trying to throw up, but no one was doing anything. The Pink Ranger started running around trying to find the child’s parents. After no one came to the aid of the boy, I ran over, took off my mask, and put my finger in his mouth to clear his throat. There I found the problem. He had been chewing on, or maybe blowing, a long balloon when he swallowed it. I pulled it out of his throat. It was almost a foot long. The whole spectacle must have looked like a magic trick. Because the child still wasn’t breathing well, the paramedics were called. They quickly helped him back to good health. His parents, who lived across the street, came to carry him home. We Rangers put our masks back on, and the audience cheered us as if we had planned the whole scene. We resumed our routine. It was just another day of work for the Power Rangers. Exercise 7 Combining Sentences Possible answers: 1. Although cobras are among the most feared of all snakes, they are not the deadliest of all snakes. 2. Cobras do not coil before they strike; therefore, they cannot strike for a long distance. 3. Cobras do not have a hood, but they flatten their neck by moving their ribs when they are nervous or frightened. 4. Cobras inject venom with their fangs, and they spit venom at their victims. 5. Although human beings will not die from the venom that has been spit, it can cause blindness if it is not washed from the eyes. 6. A person can die from a cobra bite, and death may come in only a few hours. 7. Snake charmers have long worked with cobras; they use a snake, a basket, and a flute. 8. The snakes cannot hear the music, but they respond to the rhythmic movements of the charmers. 9. The snake charmers are hardly ever in danger of being bitten because they defang the cobras or sew their mouths shut. 10. Most cobras flee from people, but they attack if they are cornered or if they are guarding their eggs. 11. The tiny mongoose, the enemy of the cobra, uses its sharp teeth to kill the cobra.
2. Because their families were feuding, Romeo and Juliet decided to run away. 3. They tried to trick their families, but their plans failed, and they both died. 4. The contestant spun the wheel one more time, and Vanna White clapped her hands with glee. 5. When only one letter remained, Pat Sajak encouraged the contestant. 6. When the wheel stopped, the contestant lost his turn. 7. The audience groaned, Vanna White almost cried, and Pat Sajak comforted her. 8. Several tabloids have reported that Elvis has not left us, for he has been sighted in several parts of the country and even on other planets. 9. The tabloids, which give credit to unnamed reliable sources, report that the King is just tired and wants privacy. 10. The central character of The Old Man and the Sea is Santiago, a fisherman with a string of bad luck. 11. Although Santiago catches a fish, he loses most of it to sharks. 12. Because he struggles courageously, he achieves a moral victory. 13. Santiago is a true hero because he obeys his code.
1. fragment 6. fragment 2. complete 7. complete 3. fragment 8. complete 4. fragment 9. fragment 5. fragment 10. fragment Exercise 2 Correcting Fragments 1. When Leroy Robert Paige was seven years old. He was carrying luggage at a railroad station in Mobile, Alabama. 2. He was a clever young fellow. Who invented a contraption for carrying four satchels (small suitcases) at one time.
4. His fame rests on his being arguably the best baseball pitcher. Who ever played the game. 5. Because of the so-called Jim Crow laws. He, as an African American, was not allowed to play in the Major Leagues. Until 1948 after the Major League color barrier was broken. 6. By that time he was already forty-two. Although he was in excellent condition. 7. He had pitched. Wherever he could, mainly touring around the country. 8. When he faced Major Leaguers in exhibition games. He almost always won. 9. Because people liked to see him pitch. He pitched almost every day. While he was on tour. 10. One year he won 104 games. During his career he pitched 55 no-hitters and won more than 2,000 games. 11. He pitched his last game in the majors at the age of fifty-nine. 12. In 1971 he was the first African-American player. Who was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in a special category for those. Who played in the old Negro Leagues. Exercise 3 Correcting Fragments 1. Although Woody Guthrie had a hard life. His songs are filled with hope. 2. His autobiography, Bound for Glory, tells of this free-spirited man. Who saw boomtown oil fields dry up and crops wither in the dust bowl. 3. Many people knew him only as the author of “This Land Is Your Land.” Which is often treated as a second national anthem. 4. Because he was honest and would say what he thought. He was often out of work. 5. Cisco Houston said, “Woody is a man. Who writes two or three ballads before breakfast every morning.” 6. The hobo, the migrant worker, the merchant marine, the sign painter, the labor agitator, the musician in New York City with a hat on the sidewalk—Woody was a restless traveler. Whose life was as varied as his song bag. 7. Some of his best songs are about his experience during the days of the Great Depression. When he was an unofficial spokesperson for migrant workers in the West. 8. Arlo Guthrie, Woody’s son, achieved his own fame. While he carried on the folk music tradition of his father. 9. Woody’s song “Pretty Boy Floyd” was recorded by Bob Dylan. Who modeled his early style on that of Woody and once referred to himself as a “Woody Guthrie jukebox.” 10. A simple farmer once said to a reporter, “I’ll always remember Woody as the man. Who said, ‘Some men will rob you with a six-gun and some with a fountain pen.’”
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1. Asia
2. Including the Chinese, the Indians, the Arabs, the Turks, and the Jews.
3. The Chinese have different groups.
4. Speaking many dialects.
5. Although they have different dialects.
6. There is a national language.
7. A language called Mandarin.
8. Cultural differences exist in Taiwan.
is 9. The main difference
10. Despite the differences, all Chinese have much culture in common.
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