10. ] Revisionary Practice: Agreement EXERCISE 54 Put or are" Inthe Dink spas ‘The bunch of bananas... ripe enough to be eaten The bunch of bananas is ripe enough to be eaten, 1. The airport here never flooded, even when there heavy downpour 2 ‘ot very pleasant to lve inthe heart ofthe ety There alot of noise and dust around 3. There ‘about forty islands nese Junchill, Al these ‘under the conteol ofthe Junehill Goverment. The lnepest island Faber Island 4. osnnnnnen the many clini in your town? Yes, there afew 5. Many ofthe immigrants -nsosensnnnS¥0eesful merchants Some on the pole forse, and others tobe found in the legal and medical professions. 6. All these instruments new; ‘the leather cas, 7. Asswva _overpopulated, intensive farming pactisod there, Hil slopes terraced, and marshy swamps converted to fth ponds, 8, Thaipusam, which 1 Hindu festival, the many festivals celebrated in India 9. Where. the vegetables? Where the box and one of the salt? No, 10, The engine of the cf sevens ROt runing. Do you know what sss WO With I? 11, His continued absence from school to his teachers. One of them 12, The blade in the razor new blades inthe drawer? 13. The lights inthe hall ‘using some conceen ‘going o his house tonight. rusty, ‘here any not on yet, but the one in my 14, There 1 vacant house inthe neighbourhood, Our grand: smother ‘planning to buy it. We accompany: ing her to the house agent’ office tomorrow. Agreement — Using Pro] Revisionary Practice: The Correct Verbs EXERCISE 55. Putin the comest Simple Present Form ofthe verb in the brackets Tu (ke) to ide on my brothers scooter, but | {not often get) a chance to use it [ike t ride on my brothers seooter, but I don't often get chance to ute i, 1. The orchids s- (@rOW) very well in your garden you (Gul) Fertiliser to them often? 2. Wat... that notice (ay)? It (aay), “Beware of Dogs” 3. Thestory (62) about a man who (eave) his job and (Goin) the army. 4. it (ave) you bt of time i you (ake) the shortcut? He usally (at) a slice of bread and half a grapettuit in the morning a he (be) on a diet. 6. Jane's mother (each in that school. Every evening, Jane (ait) for her mother and (drive) her home 7. The game (have) just tae. enn (vant) to pay inthe next round? 8. We usually... (not believe) what they encennn (tell) aLUwabout you. We nn often tell) che tat 9. She (have) to hurry as she (be) meeting a feiend who (ot like) to be kept waiting. 10, That man often (get) drunk at partes and (behave) in an odd but amusing manner until someone obligingly (Give) him home, (know) that they. (oot V1. She coco YP) very fast on her typewriter. on (oeiewe) that she (have) a typing speed of sixty words per minute, 12. Ihe (eive) youa hundred dolla, (not 0cept) Ins (Keep) the coin until you ine) Another buyer win (offer) you a better price fori 13, He (ty) ina helicopter every month to the border. He (fae) some business to attend to there. 14, Allthe spectators (be) cheering loudly, but we (00t know) yet WHO een (be) the winner ofthe race. 15. The tourists ‘Ge Staying a the Majestic Hotel. They (plas) to visit th Spring Gardens today; anc if they (Gane) time they wil ome tothe cub, (grow) well in marshy lands because they (nee) plenty of water. There vn (08) ‘another variety waieh urvive) only in well-drained land 16, These plants 11] Punctuation: Quotation Marks (“”) (‘*) Quotation marks are alo called ‘speech marks’ or ‘averted commas’ ‘They punctuate direct speech. They are used before and after the words which are actully spoken: ‘want to go hore," the boy ce answered, “Wait util your father comes to fetch you Single quotation marksare usually used for titles of books, play, fms, poems etc “Treasure Island was writen by Robert Lous Stevenson. “Let's goto the library to borrow "Macbeth," Mak sid 82 I tis necetsry to enclote certain words within sentence, you have to use diferent marks "Mary s going to the A & W" for lunch,” I sid. Putin the speech marks. 1, Come, Helen, Here's an interesting book for you to read, her uncle sid. 2. Mr Norton is giving usa dinner teat tonight she told us. He has just been promoted to assistant manager. 3. You can't refuse to come, Mona sai. I'l spoil ll our pans 4. John, meet me atthe Fedoral Coffee House at eight-fifteen am. he said. I want to discuss with you how to get the trip omganized, Please be punctual 5. The policeman instructed us, You follow thie road until you come to the bridge where there ia junction. Then, take the turning on yout left. Drive straight on til you see the traffic li 6. The book gives 2 comprehensive account of the various types of fish found in tropical waters, he said. It ought to interest you.11] Adverbs — Usage [Adverbs help to give a more vivid description ofan action, They tellus Drow, when, where ee. an action is done (@)_ Adverbs modify verbs. Usage Prottice He spoke rudely to the ofd man. ‘The waitress smiled pleasantly at the customer. ‘She listened carefully (©) We can use an adverd to modify another adverd. Usoge Practice He climbed up very slowly. {ts highly unlikely that anyone will believe his story. (©) Anadverb can modify another adjective. Usage Practice ‘The stain onthe floor is searcely noticeable. ‘The old house was clearly visible from the road 11. ] Adverbs — Usage EXERCISE 56, Fil inthe blanks withthe adverbs in the box. patiently generously badly fluently skilfully heavily seatly aly dearly now well accidentally punctually fiercely safely loualy requlaely newvously paltely We waited for thom, She spilled the milk Ifyou ring your bieyel bell they will wake up. They atived in school today, He was njued inthe acident. ‘The millionaire gave to charity, The train reached its destination He fell so from the tre that he broke his leg. 7 the nue washed the wound and i up after she had apatied ointment toi She attended French clases bandaged which s why she ean speak i in that language now. ‘The polleeman inquied whether he had come to the right house, ‘The dog barked atthe visitor who $1004 sun at the entance ofthe house, ‘They should be She i in the hall indeed, is parents love him home by now! She is looking very a8 hei their only child Pi1-3 | Position Of Adverbs ‘Adverbs of Manner tellus how an action is performed. They are vsually placed aftr the verb He drove 20... that we nearly had an accident He drove o vecKlaoly that we neatly had an accident. cy Usage Pract He clued merry a te Joke, ‘They slept soundly ast night 88© ‘We can alo put them aftera direct object. Usage Practice He conta cable immediately to his nephew. He passed the ball quickly to the captain, © ‘Adverbs of Place tellus where the ation has taken place. We put them after verb or after a direct object if there is one, Position Of Adverbs EXERCISE 57 Rewrite thee sentences, pu der. The adverbs or the adverbs inthe Aight ‘She spoke (For afew minutes; angrily; on the phone). ‘She spoke angrily on the phone for afew mutes. Usage Practice We went everywhere by bus, ‘She has put the chair hee for you. He fas hung the picture in his room, @ Adverbs of Time tellus when the action was performed. They are ‘wsually put atthe beginning or atthe end ofa sentence Usage Practice ‘She treated ws to supper lastnight Yesterday they played carrom at my howe, He wat here a moment ago. © her mame He was sleeping soundly | in the room for two hous. The kitten aephying | apply | underthe bed | all afternoon When two or more adverbial are put together, they are usually place inthisorder: 1) Manner; if) Place; ii) Time. ‘She signed neatly | inthe book just now 1 2 3 4 s. 6 2 8. “The team practised (om the schoo Feld; hard; all day. have been (several times; to Skyline Beach; this month. ‘This area i For eight hours; daily; under curfew). She mised her paents (while they were abroad: badly last month) ‘She sang (lst evening; beautifully; i the talentime contest The baby was crying (inthe next room; the whole of last night; loudly). ‘They broke the news to her (when she came back; gently; yesterday). Tm going to meet them (outside the Good View Cinema; on Saturdayin the afternoon; at three 6'lock) He shouted (ove the telephone: oudly. ‘They were talking (by the door; when I came upon them: in low | tones), ‘The tax stopped Gust now; suddenly; atthe ker). My uncle hasbeen thinking it over (in his office; carefully: for days) He tiptoed (into the room; quietly; lst night) and went to bed, Di you water the plants (in my absence; regularly)? ‘The train came (at one o'clock: into the sation), and it lft (an hour go; for Cluhind). a