Exercise
31 : Nouns Functioning as Adjectives
1. Sam’s
new apartment is in a twelve-story building.
2. We
are language teachers.
3. My
parents saw a three-act play last night.
4. The
manager said that it would be a two-day sale.
5. Hal
bought a seventy nine tool set.
6. Margie
has a five-shelve bookcase.
7. I
need two sixties-ounce cans of tomatoes.
8. I’m
looking for a six-quart pressure cooker.
9. He
is a specialist at building brick houses.
10. Mrs.
Jansen just bought her daughter a ten speed bicycle.
Exercise
32 : Enough
1. There
were not enough people to have a meeting.
2. Allen
has learned French enough to study in France next year.
3. Do
you have enough time to talkshow?
4. She
drove fast enough to win the race.
5. Mike
will graduate from law school soon enough to join his
father’s firm.
6. We
arrived early enough to have some coffee before class began.
7. It
has rained hard enough to flood the low-lying areas.
8. You
should type slowly enough that you will not make an error.
9. He
has just enough flour to bake that loaf of bread.
10. There
are enough books for each student to have one.
Exercise
33 : Because / Because Of
1. It
was difficult to deliver the letter because the sender had
written the wrong address on the envelope.
2. We
decided to leave early because the party was boring.
3. Rescue
attempts were temporarily halted because ofthe bad weather.
4. They
visited their friends often because they enjoyed their
company.
5. Paul
cannot go to the football game because his grade.
6. Marcella
was awarded a scholarship because her superior scholastic
ability.
7. Nobody
ventured outdoors because of the hurricane warnings.
8. We
plan to spend our vacation in the mountainsbecause the air is purer
there.
9. We
have to drive around the bay because the bridge was destroyed
in the storm.
10. The
chickens have died because of the intense heat.
Exercise
34 : So / Such
1. The
sun shone so brightly that Maria had to put on her sunglasses
2. Dean
was such a powerful swimmer that he always won the race.
3. There
were so few students registered that the class was cancelled.
4. We
had such wonderful memories of that place that we decided to
return.
5. We
had so good a time at the party that we hated to leave.
6. The
benefit was so great a success that the promoters decided to
repeat it.
7. It
was such a nice day that we decided to go to the beach.
8. Jane
looked so sick that the nurse told her to go home.
9. Those
were such difficult assignments that we spent two weeks
finishing them.
10. Ray
called at such an early hour that we weren’t awake yet.
11. The
book looked so interesting that he decided to read it.
12. He
worked so carefully that it took him a long time to complete
the project.
13. We
stayed in the sun for such a long time that we became
sunburned.
14. There
were so many people on the bus that we decided to walk.
15. The
program was so entertaining that nobody wanted to miss it.
Exercise
35 : Passive Voice
1. The
President is called by somebody every day.
2. The
other members are being called by John.
3. The
documents are being delivered by Martha to the department.
4. The
amendment has been repealed by the other members.
5. The
information had been received before the recess by the delegates.
6. The
supplies should be bought be the teacher for this class.
7. Mr.
Watson will be called by somebody tonight.
8. Considerable
damage has been caused by the fire.
9. A
new procedure was being developed by the company before the bankruptcy hearings
began.
10. The
papers will have been received by John tomorrow.
Mini Test PAGE 125
1. B. Ghosts stories
2. C. His
3. D. Guest speaker
4. D. On it on our
5. C. Five-speeds
6. C. Enough hot
7. A. The Andersons
8. A. Such enjoyable
9. C. Supplies enough
10. A. So interesting
11. A. Would have studied
12. A. Depositing
13. D. In the country
14. C. Should have rehearsed
15. B. Having crossed
16. B. Spending
17. A. Living
18. C. Louder
19. D. Friend Joel
20. A. To be fishing
21. A. Must have called
22. A. Would occur
23. D. Uncontrollable
24. D. In the
25. D. Will
26. C. Ought send
27. A. Such difficult
28. A. Usually arrives
29. B. Ninety-days warranty
30. C. Having
31. A. Badly
32. A. Go
33. B. Has
34. D. Another helping
35. D. Twenty-year-old
36. D. More sadder than
37. B. Than
38. B. Had to arrived
39. A. The same
40. B. Never would meet
41. D. All her
42. B. Because of
43. C. One which requires
44. A. The more
45. B. So good game
46. D. The must return
47. D. Languages
48. A. Than
49. B. The more inferior
50. A. Carefully
1. B. Ghosts stories
2. C. His
3. D. Guest speaker
4. D. On it on our
5. C. Five-speeds
6. C. Enough hot
7. A. The Andersons
8. A. Such enjoyable
9. C. Supplies enough
10. A. So interesting
11. A. Would have studied
12. A. Depositing
13. D. In the country
14. C. Should have rehearsed
15. B. Having crossed
16. B. Spending
17. A. Living
18. C. Louder
19. D. Friend Joel
20. A. To be fishing
21. A. Must have called
22. A. Would occur
23. D. Uncontrollable
24. D. In the
25. D. Will
26. C. Ought send
27. A. Such difficult
28. A. Usually arrives
29. B. Ninety-days warranty
30. C. Having
31. A. Badly
32. A. Go
33. B. Has
34. D. Another helping
35. D. Twenty-year-old
36. D. More sadder than
37. B. Than
38. B. Had to arrived
39. A. The same
40. B. Never would meet
41. D. All her
42. B. Because of
43. C. One which requires
44. A. The more
45. B. So good game
46. D. The must return
47. D. Languages
48. A. Than
49. B. The more inferior
50. A. Carefully