... Sometimes it is surprising what counts in English as normal expectations. Perhaps the odd-
est examples are the names of places and things that are expected in particular environments.
For example, ... for the offi ce.
6. We need to pick topic that everyone will identify with.
7. engineer employed by a subcontractor fi led a complaint.
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172 Verb Phrases
1. I owed my cousin a big favor.
2. The real estate agent found my parents a terrifi c apartment.
3. The agent handed my parents the apartment ... the kitchen.
I showed it to them.
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6. Pass us some plates and silverware, will you?
7. We should give the...
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1 96 Verb Phrases
3. The audience applauded in a warm manner.
4. They did the job in a barely adequate manner.
5. We acted in a reasonable manner.
6. We went out ... Even adjectives formed from the present and past participle of verbs can be changed to
adverbs by adding -ly. Here are some examples:
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
Adjectives Adverbs
amusing amusingl...
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4. reply
5. ship
6. ban
7. envy
8. cause
9. miss
10. pray
Exercise 16. 22 (Chapter 8: Present participle)
Write the present participle ... since they stopped watching so much TV.
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280 English Grammar Drills
7. I will accept whatever position they offer me.
8. Did y...
... writing out the exercises.
English Grammar Drills is organized into three parts: Part 1 covers noun phrases, the fi rst of
the two fundamental building blocks of English grammar. Noun phrases function ... achiev-
ing a native-like command of English grammar. While the book covers most areas of English
grammar, it has a heavy concentration on those aspects of grammar that h...
... ames
1. three
2. trick
3. stool
4. history
5. wall
6. rake
7. play
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6 Noun Phrases
/k/ back-backs; leak-leaks; trick-tricks; bike-bikes; ... compare the spellings of the plurals of the words fl y and toy:
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on the pronunciation of the plural -s or -es. (Hint: S...
... characteristics that the does not have:
2
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16 Noun Phrases
Exercise 1 .6
Fill in the following chart with all of the forms for each noun.
Singular ... cers’
/
әz/: church–church’s, churches’; horse–horse’s, horses’
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1. It always immediately precedes the noun being m...
... hit of the party.
cupcakes were the hit of the party.
Predicate adjective: The cupcakes were .
The cupcakes were .
True adjective: .
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Adjectives ... 4. valuable
5. likely
6. sunny
7. patient
8. improved
9. normal
10. blue
11. bad
12. tiring
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26 Noun Phrases
E...
... result, traffi c is just awful.
They were renting apartment in Santa Monica, really nice town on
beach about twenty miles from center of city. apartment building
they lived in even had swimming ... indefi nite articles a/an and some are used in two situations:
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The indefi nite articles a has a second form, an, that is use...