Supply the corret from of the verb parentheses for each of the following sentences. Review the formulas if you have troble.
1. Henry talks to his dog as if it could understood (understand) him.
2. If they had left the house earlier, they wouldn’t be (be; negative) so late getting to the airport that they could not check their baggage.
3. If I finish the dress before Saturday, I gives (give) it to my sister for her birthday.
4. If I had seen the movie, I would have told (tell) you about it last night.
5. Had Bob not interfered in his sister’s marital problems, there could be (be) peace between them.
6. He would give you the money if he had (have) it.
7. I wish they could stop (stop) making so much noise so that I could concentrate.
8. She would call you immediately is she had need (need) help.
9. Had they arrived the sale early, they could found (find) a better selection.
10. We hope that you enjoyed (enjoy) the party last night.
11. If you have enough time, please paint (paint) the chair before you leave.
12. We could go for a drive if today was (be) Saturday.
13. If she wins the prize, it will be because she writes (write) very well.
14. Mike wished that the editors would have permitted (permit) him to copy some of their material.
15. Joel wishes that he could spend (spend) his vacation on the Gulf Coast next year.
16. I will accept (accept) if they invite me to the party.
17. If your mother buys (buy) that car for you, will you be happy ?
18. If he had decided (decide) earlier, he could have left on the afternoon flight.
19. Had we known your address, we would write (write) you a letter.
20. If the roofer doesn’t come soon, the rain will leak (leak) inside.
21. Because Rose did so poorly on the exam, she wishes that she had studied (study) harder last night.
22. My dog always wakes me up if he hears (hear) strange noises.
23. If you see (see) Mary today, please ask her to call me.
24. If he get (get) the raise, it will be because he does a good job.
25. The teacher will not accept our work if we turn (turn) it in late.
26. Mrs. Wood always talks to her tenth-grade students as thought they were (be) adults.
27. If he had left already, he would called (call) us.
28. If they had known him, they could talked (talk) to him.
29. He would understand it if you explained (explain) it to him more slowly.
30. I could understand the French teacher if she speaks (speak) more slowly.
EXERCISE 26. PAGE 107 // Adjective and Adverbs:
Circle the correct form in parentheses.
1. Rita plays the violin (good/well).
2. That is an (intense/intensely) novel.
3. The sun is shining (bright/brightly).
4. The girls speak (fluent/fluently) French.
5. The boys speak Spanish (fluent/fluently).
6. The table has a (smooth/smoothly) surface.
7. We must figure our income tax returns (accurate/accurately).
8. We don’t like to drink (bitter/bitterly) tea.
9. The plane will arrive (soon/sonly).
10. He had an accident because he was driving too (fast/fastly).
EXERCISE 27. PAGE 109 // Linking (Compulative) verbs:
Circle the correct form in parentheses
1. Your could sounds (terrible/terribly).
2. The pianist plays very (good/well).
3. The food in the restaurant always tastes (good/well).
4. The campers remained (calm/calmly) despite the thunderstorm.
5. They became (sick/sickly) after eating the contaminated food.
6. Professor Calandra looked (quick/quickly) at the student’s sketches.
7. Paco was working (diligent/diligently) on the project.
8. Paul protested (vehement/vehemently) about the new proposals.
9. Our neighbors appeared (relaxed/relaxedly) after their vacation.
10. The music sounded too (noisy/noisily) to be classical.
EXERCISE 28. PAGE 114 // Comparisons:
Supply the correct form of the adjectives and adverb in parentheses. Let as and than be your clues. Add any other words that may be necessary.
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. Last week was as hot (hot) as this week.
6. Martha is more talented (talented) than her cousin.
7. Bill’s description 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. PAGE 114 // Comparisons:
Supply than, as or from in each of the following senteces
1. The Empire State Building is taller than the Statue of Liberty.
2. California is farther from New York than Pennsylvania.
3. His assignment is different from mine.
4. Loule reads more quickly than his sisters.
5. No animal is so big from King Kong.
6. That report is less impressive than the government’s.
7. Sam wears the same shirt as his teammates.
8. Dave paints much more realistically than his professor.
9. The twins have less money at the end of the month than they have at the beginning.
10. Her sports car is different from Nancy’s.
EXERCISE 30. PAGE 117 // Comparisons:
Select the correct form in parentheses in the following senteces.
1. Of the four dresses, I like the red one (better/best).
2. Phil is the (happier/happiest) person that we know.
3. Pat’s car is (faster/fastest) than Dan’s.
4. This is the (creamier/creamiest) ice cream I have had in a long time.
5. This poster is (colorfuler/more colorful) than the one in the hall.
6. Does Fred feel (weller/better) today than he did yesterday?
7. This vegetable soup tastes very (good/well).+
8. While trying to balance the baskets on her head, the woman walked (awkwarder/more awkwardly) than her daughter.
9. Jane is the (less/least) athletic of all the women.
10. My cat is the (prettier/prettiest) of the two.
11. This summary is (the better/the best) of the pair.
12. Your heritage is different (from/than) mine.
13. This painting is (less impressive/least impressive) than the one in the other gallery.
14. The colder the weather gets, (sicker/the sicker) I feel.
15. No sooner had he received the letter (when/than) he called Maria.
16. A mink coat costs (twice more than/twice as much as) a sable coat.
17. Jim has as (little/few) opportunities to play tennis as I.
18. That recipe calls for (many/much) more sugar than mine does.
19. The museum is the (farther/farthest) away of the three buildings.
20. George Washington is (famouser/more famous) than John Jay.
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