A constitution may have a bill of rights.
2. The Constitution of the United States guarantees of speech.
3. The Works Progress Administration existed
during the Great Depression.
4. That candidate is a staunch supporter of a
republican form of government.
5. The Articles of Confederation were
approved in 1781.
6. This document established “a firm league
of friendship” among the states.
7. The editorial in today’s
defended the proposed amendment.
8. The can decide cases
involving public officials.
9. Have you read the most recent book about
the trial of ?
10. He was tried for treason.
Compound Nouns and Collective Nouns, p. 2
EXERCISE A
1. coll 5. coll 8. comp
2. comp 6. coll 9. coll
3. comp 7. comp 10. comp
4. coll
EXERCISE B
11. How many players are on a team in baseball?
12. My sister-in-law plays the oboe in the localXERCISE A
1. Much is promised to someone who is willing to risk everything.
2. Knock on their door and see if anybody
is home.
3. The twins rely on themselves more than
they rely on anyone else.
4. Many tried out for the play, and the drama
teacher chose almost everyone.
5. Jared forgot about everything but his science fair project.
6. Several of us are meeting her for lunch in
the cafeteria.
7. Doesn’t anybody here besides you speak
Spanish?
8. Nobody forgot to bring a backpack on the
field trip.
9. All of the members of the chess club wondered who would win the tournament
this year.
10. Neither of the brothers was willing to ask
someone for help.
EXERCISE B
Answers may vary. Typical responses are given.
11. anybody 14. More
12. everything 15. someone, everyone
13. Everyone
Identifying Pronouns, p. 7
EXERCISE A
The possessive pronoun in item 3 also may be identified as a possessive adjective.
1. Before painting, they went to the hardware
store to buy paint.
2. The paint that Bryan had originally wanted
for the living room was no longer available.
3. Beth suggested two alternative colors, but
neither matched their furniture.
4. After searching for an hour, Beth found a
shade of green that both of them liked.
5. They returned home and quickly began
preparing to paint.
6. “What should we do first?” asked Bryan.
7. “You can stir the paint while I put drop
cloths over the furniture.”
8. “That is a good idea,” he replied.
9. Then Bryan realized he would also need to
move some furniture in the bedroom that
they intended to paint.
10. As a result, Beth had to paint the entire living room herself.
EXERCISE B The possessive pronoun in item 12 also
may be identified as a possessive adjective.
11. indefinite 16. reflexive
12. personal 17. demonstrative
13. personal 18. interrogative
14. demonstrative 19. intensive
15. relative 20. personal
Adjectives and the Words They Modify, p. 8
EXERCISE A
1. The little electric car chugged over the steep
hill and into the valley.
2. A bitter wind was blowing off the ocean the
night that Keith heard the eerie howling.
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3. The unpublished story revealed a new side
of Faulkner to the scholar.
4. The clear view of the distant ocean was
slowly obstructed by the new skyscraper.
5. The gray cat stretched itself out in the warm
sunshine pouring through the window.
EXERCISE B
6. I heard a lovely piece of music on the
portable radio this morning.
7. The red telephone on the desk rang loudly,
startling the maintenance worker.
8. The sky is often clear this time of the year.
9. The kitten playfully dug its sharp claws
into the old dog, who snapped at the kitten.
10. Tony can bring fifteen chairs to the
graduation party, if you need them.
11. Hang the apron on the little hook inside the
pantry door and put the oven mitt back in
the left-hand drawer.
12. Many people don’t understand that a
snowstorm can be dangerous.
13. This recipe makes a delicious pie, but it
does call for ten apples.
14. Out of the bedroom window, Nils could see
a young deer.
15. Why does Mr. Ecklund always use a red
pencil to mark homework assignments?
Pronoun or Adjective? p. 9
EXERCISE
1. of the houses in this neighborhood
were built by the same contractor.
2. The freshest fruits in the store are the
apples and pears, were picked only
yesterday.
3. These are not the books I ordered.
4. A days from now, we’ll be able to
laugh about the situation.
5. play are we going to see?
