UNIT 2 – WORDS THAT ENRICH THE SENTENCE Adjectives ..., Lecture notes of Communication

Download UNIT 2 – WORDS THAT ENRICH THE SENTENCE Adjectives ... and more Lecture notes Communication in PDF only on Docsity! UNIT 2 – WORDS THAT ENRICH THE SENTENCE Adjectives Adjectives are words that modify or describe nouns and pronouns. EXAMPLE: tall building, green light, big dog Below is a list of adjectives. From this list select an adjective to modify each of the nouns. Adjectives : hot sad good deep cranky huge wooden twenty precious happy lovely roaring dangerous purple obedient fierce noisy strong burned dark frightening cheap clean excited iron black quiet broken quick high shiny Nouns : 1. _____ expression 2. _____ people 3. _____ woman 4. _____ Indian 5. _____ street 6. _____ gun 7. _____ pencil 8. _____ baby 9. _____ jewels 10. _____ biscuits 11. _____ mountain 12. _____ dinner 13. _____ face 14. _____ children 15. _____ chains 16. _____ bull 17. _____ pudding 18. _____ river 19. _____ velvet 20. _____ lions 21. _____ watch 22. _____ story 23. _____ boys 24. _____ evening Write an appropriate adjective before each of the following nouns. 1. _____ lake 2. _____ line 3. _____ breath 4. _____ summer 5. _____ soda 6. _____ miles 7. _____ bugle 8. _____ pictures 9. _____ shoes 10. _____ note 11. _____ games 12. _____ hat 13. _____ movie 14. _____ nickel 15. _____ pretzel 16. _____ score Underline the adjectives in the sentences. 1. You should call a good physician. 2. Both cooks bake delicious cherry pies. 3. The black coal shovel is in the corner. 4. Old shoes are the most comfortable shoes. 5. Young Mr. Daniels is an outstanding lawyer. 6. She looks at life through rose-colored glasses. 7. I noticed Bob’s swollen, bloodshot eyes. 8. With a sharp glance, Mr. Stein stilled the noisy pupils. 9. Timmy is an unbeatable tennis player. 10. Did you ever give another person artificial respiration? Adverbs An adverb modifies a verb, and adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs usually tell how, when, where, or how often. Examples : Speak carefully. This house is very old. You wrote too carelessly. Underline each adverb in the following sentences. 1. The child read slowly but clearly and expressively. 2. Arthur, you are driving too recklessly. 3. The airplane started moving slowly but quickly gained speed. 4. I believe that I threw the ball too hard. 5. How did all of you get here? 6. He looked everywhere for his pen. 7. The man stopped suddenly and quickly turned around. 8. Robert read that poem too rapidly. 9. Sam plays football brilliantly. 10. The little fellow was sleeping soundly. 11. The car was running noisily. 12. We returned early. 13. The snow fell silently and steadily until noon. 14. He should go immediately. 15. Our guests came unexpectedly. 16. The boy foolishly lost his temper. 17. James walked quietly from the office. 18. These peaches are too ripe. 19. The mother bird patiently guarded her young. 20. The child spoke gently to his dog. 21. Nathan Hale bravely gave his life for his country. 22. The clouds slowly moved overhead. 23. The jet quickly climbed to a higher altitude. 24. We traveled cautiously. 25. Our very strong football team is playing. 26. Slowly, the long freight moved up the steep grade. 27. The sparkling stream wound gracefully though the valley. 28. We were thoroughly pleased with our reports. 29. The club room was lavishly decorated for the party. 30. There and there, we found a few interesting rocks for our collection. 31. The committee’s report was favorably received. Underline the adverbs in the sentences. 1. Your letter arrived yesterday. 2. I’m very happy that I can see you now. 3. The paint bucket is quite empty. 4. This book is terribly exciting. 5. Miss Harnwell seldom lost her temper. 6. Mother had been lying down. Prepositional Phrases Place parentheses around all prepositional phrases in the following sentences. 1. I stood in front of the store and waited for the bus. 2. He stood behind the counter and waited on the customer. 3. The work has been distributed equally among the three men. 4. We inquired of out teacher about out grade. 5. I differed with him on the question of trade agreements. 6. I differ with you and agree with Jim. 7. Have you inquired about the train schedule yet? 8. The carpenter fell off the roof. 9. I must communication with my parents. 10. He asked me about my work and advised against my former plans. 11. Birds, flying toward the Southland, darkened the sky. 12. The jury was given instructions by the judge. 13. The sails were dragging in the water. 14. A rope was caught around my ankle. 15. Tom and I fell over each other. 16. Mr. Findley was the choice of all of the people in the village. 17. Because of the storms, we could not go to the camp. 18. In the afternoon we all worked in the hospital for several hours. 19. Beyond the hills the sun set in a blaze of color. 20. He arose at dawn and rang the bell in the tower. 21. Explain the operation of this machine to the new man. 22. Both of us told our stories to the policeman. 23. The old man stood near the door and smiled at the approaching group. 24. We traveled along the path and through the hills. 25. Liberty is one of man’s birthrights. 26. After the wedding we took a drive. 27. Don’t stand beneath the mistletoe. 28. Try to fit this peg into this hole. 29. Ray will attend the wedding with his friends. Conjunctions A conjunction connects words or groups of words. Examples of conjunctions are : and, but, or. In each sentence below find the conjunction and underline it. On the line at the right, tell whether the conjunction connects adverbs, adjectives, nouns, or groups of words. 1. My sister and the girl will play. __________ 2. The man was tall and handsome. __________ 3. Either Don or Ned is coming. __________ 4. You may leave, but he must remain. __________ 5. He left quickly and quietly. __________ 6. No one else came, but we finished the project. __________ 7. The cat pounced silently but surely. __________ 8. The weather was clear but cold. __________ 9. The wind was cold, and I knew winter had arrived. __________ 10. Either John or Henry is to blame. __________ UNIT 2 – WORDS THAT ENRICH THE SENTENCE (ANSWERS) Adjectives Answers will very Answers will very 1. Good 2. Both, delicious, cherry 3. Black, coal 4. Old, comfortable 5. Young, outstanding 6. Rose-colored 7. Swollen, bloodshot 8. Sharp, noisy 9. Unbeatable, tennis 10. Another, artificial Adverbs 1. Slowly, clearly, expressively 2. Too, recklessly 3. Slowly, quickly 4. Too, hard 5. Here 6. Everywhere 7. Suddenly, quickly, around 8. Too, rapidly 9. Brilliantly 10. Soundly `11. Noisily 12. Early 13. Silently, steadily 14. Immediately 15.Unexpectedly 16. Foolishly 17. Quietly 18. Foolishly 19. Patiently 20. Gently 21. Bravely 22. Slowly, overhead 23. Quickly 24. Cautiously 25. Very 26. Slowly 27. Gracefully 28. Thoroughly 29. Lavishly 30. Here, there 31. Favorably 1. Yesterday 2. Very, now 3. Quite 4. Terribly 5. Seldom 6. Down 7. Always, so, angrily 8. Always, nearby 9. Gracefully 10. Tonight 11. Better, very 12. More, sharply 13. Rather 14. Late 15. Twice 16. Nowhere, fast 17. Rarely 18. Intently 19. Tomorrow 20. Fast, before, too Linking Verbs 1. Was 2. Looked 3. Is 4. Am, tested 5. Smells, am 6. Is, is 7. Became 8. Is 9. Was, was 10. Seems Subject Complement 1. White House 2. Entertainer 3. Turban 4. Fortress 5. Foe 6. Trip 7. Courageous 8. Sport 9. Exercise 10. House 11. Clock 12. Body 13. Editors 14. Conqueror 15. Price 16. Friend 17. City 18. Singers 19. Thames 20. Courteous Prepositions 1. in front, of the store, for the bus 2. Behind the counter, on the customer 3. among the three men 4. Of our teacher, about out grades 5. with him, on the question, of trade agreements 6. With you, with Jim 7. about the train schedule 8. Off the roof 9. with my parents 10. About my work, against my former plans 11. toward the Southland 12. By the judge 13. in the winter 14. Around my ankle 15. over each other 16. Of all, of the people, in the village 17. because of the storms, to the camp 18. In the afternoon, in the hospital, for several hours 19. beyond the hills, in a blaze, of color 20. At dawn, in the tower