Exercise 26 :
Adjective and adverbs ( page 107)
1. Rita plays
the violin (Well).
2. That is an
(Intense) novel.
3. The sun is
shining (Brightly).
4. The girls speak
(Fluent) French.
5. The boys speak
Spanish (Fluently).
6. The table has a
(Smooth) surface.
7. We must figure
our income tax returns (Accurately).
8. We don’t like
to drink (Bitter) tea.
9. The plane will
arrive (Soon).
10. He had an accident because he was
driving too (Fast).
Exercise 27: Linking (Copulative)
Verbs (page 109)
1. Your could
sounds (Terrible).
2. The pianist
plays very (Well).
3. The food in the
restaurant always tastes (Good).
4. The campers
remained (Calm) despite the thunderstorm.
5. They became
(Sick) after eating the contaminated food.
6. Professor
calandra looked (Quickly) at the students sketches.
7. Paco was
working (Diligently) on the project.
8. Paul protested
(Vehemently) about the new proposals.
9. Our the
nigntbors appeared (Relaxed) after their vacation.
10. The music sounded too (Noisy) to be
classical.
Exercise 28: Comparisons (page 114)
1. John and his
friends left As soon (soon) as the professor had finished his lecture.
2. His job is More
important (important) than his friend’s.
3. He plays the
guitar As well (well) as Andres Segovia.
4. A new house is
much More expensive (expensive) than an older one.
5. Las week was As
hot (hot) as this week.
6. Martha is More
talented (talented) than her cousin.
7. Bill’s
descriptions are More colorful (colorful) than his wife’s.
8. Nobody is Happier
(happy) than Maria Elena.
9. The boys felt Worse
(bad) than the girls about losing the game.
10. A greyhound runs Faster
(fast) than a Chihuahua.
Exercise 29: Comparisons (page 114)
1. The Empire
State Building is taller Than
the Statue of Liberty.
2. California is
farther from New York Than pennsyvalnia.
His
assignment is different faster mine.
Louise reads
more quickly Than his sisters.
no animal
is so big As King Kong.
That
report is less impressive Than the government’s.
Sam wears
the same shirt As his teammates.
Dave paints much more realistically Then
his professor.
The twins
have less money at the end of the month Then they have at the beginning.
Her sports car is different From
nancy’s.
Exercise 30: Comparisons (page 117 –
118)
1. Of the four
dresses, I like the red one (Best).
2. Phil is the
(Happiest) person that we know.
3. Pat’s car is
(Faster) than Dan’s.
4. This is the
(Creamiest) ice cream I have had in a long time.
5. This poster is
(More colorful) than the one in the hall.
6. Does fred feel
(Better) today than he did yesterday ?.
7. This vegetable
soup tastes very (Good).
8. While trying to
balance the baskets on her head, the woman walked (More awkwardly) than her
daughter.
9. Jane is the
(Least) athletic of all the women.
10. My cat is the (Pretties) of the two.
11. This summary is (The best) of the
pair.
12. Your heritage is different (From)
mine.
13. This painting is (Less impressive)
than the one in the other gallery.
14. The colder the weather gets (The
sicker) I feel.
15. No sooner had he received the letter
(When) he called Maria.
16. A mink coat costs (Twice as much as)
a sable coat.
17. Jim has as (Little) opportunities to
play tennis as I.
18. That recipe call for (Much) more
sugar then mine does.
19. The museum is the (Farther) away of
the three buildings.
20. George Washington is (More famous)
than John Jay.
Exercise 31: Nouns Functioning as Adjectives (page 118 – 119)
1. Sam’s new apaertement
is in a building which has twelve stories.
Sam’s new apartement is in a Twelve building.
2. We teach
languages.
We Are Language teachers.
3. My parents saw
a play in three acts last night.
My parents saw a Three Acts play last night.
4. The manager
said that the sale would last for two days.
The manager said that it would be a Two days sale.
5. Hal bought a
tool set containing 79 pieces.
Hal bought a 79 pieces tool set.
6. Margie has a
bookcase with five shelves.
Margie has a Five Shelves bookcase.
7. I need two cans
of tomatoes that weigh 16 ounces each.
I need two 16 ounces each cans
of tomatoes.
8. I’m looking for
a pressure coocker that holds six quarts.
I’m looking for a Six Quarts pressure coocker.
9. He is a
specialist at building houses made of bricks.
He is a specialist at building Bricks houses.
10. Mrs. Jansen just bought her daughter
a bicycle with ten speeds.
Mrs. Jansen just bought her daughter a Ten speeds bicycle.
Exercise 32: Enough (page 120)
1. There were not
(enough people) to have the meeting.
2. Allen has
learned (enough French) to study in france next year.
3. Do you have
(enough time) to talk now ?
4. She drove (fast
enough) to win the race.
5. Mike will
graduate from law school (soon enough) to join his father’s
6. We arrive
(early enough) to have some coffe 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 (book enough) 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 Of the bad weather.
4. They visited
their friends often Because they enjoyed their company.
5. Paul cannot go
to the football game Because Of his grades.
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 mountains Because 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 (page 124)
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 races.
3. There were Such
few students registered that the class was cancelled.
4. We had Such
wonderful memories of that place that we decide 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 So
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 sun burned.
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.
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