1.henry talks to his do as if it had understand him
2.if they had left the house earlier,they couldnt be so late getting to the airport that they cloud not check their baggage
3.if i finish the dress before saturday , i wish that i had gived it to my sister
4.if i had seen the movie, i wish that i had told you about it last night
5had bob not intersfered in this sister martial promblems,there had been peace between them
6.he would give you the money if he heaved it
7.i wish they had stoped making so much noise so that i could concetrate
8.she would call you immediatel if she needed help
9.had they arrived at the sale eraly they had fined abetter selection
10. we hope that you had enjoyned thae party
11. if you have enough time ,pealse paineed the chair before you leave
12.we could go for a drive if today could have been staurday
13. if she wins the prize ,it will be beacuse se wrote very well
14.mike wished that the editors peremited him to copy some of their material
15 joel wishes that had spened his vacation on the gulf coast next year
16 i accepted if they invite me to the party
17 if your mother had buy that car for you,will you be happy
18.if he had decided earlier he could have left on the afternoon
19. had we konown your address we had write you letter
20. if the roofer doesnot come soon the rain had leaked inside
21. because rose did so poorlu on the exam she wishes that she had studied header last night
22. my dog always wakes me up if he had heaned strange noises
23. if you saw mary today please ask her to call me
24. if the got the raise,it will be beacuse he does a good job
25. the teacher will not accept our work if we had tuned it in late
26. mrs.wood always talks to her tent-grade studinets as tough they had been adults
27. if he had left already,he calld us
28. if they had known him they had talked to him
29. he would understand if it you had exsplained it to him more slowity
30. i could understand the fernch teacher if she had speaked more slowly
Exercise 26 : Adjectives and
Adverbs
Circle
the correct form in the parentheses.
1.
Rita plays the violin WELL.
2. That is
an INTENSE novel.
3. The sun
is shining BRIGHT.
4. The
gilrs speak FLUENTLY 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 BITTERLY tea.
9. The plan
will arrive SOON.
10. He hadan
accident becasuse he was driving too FAST.
Exercise 27 : Linking (
Copulative) Verb
Circle
the correct form in parentheses.
1.
Your cold sounds TERRIBLE.
2. The
pianist plays very WELL.
3. The food
in the restaurant always tastes GOOD.
4. The
campers remained CALMLY despite the
thunderstrom.
5. They
became SICK after eating the contaminated food.
6. Professor
Calandra looked QUICK at the students sketches.
7. Paco was
working DILIGENT on the project.
8. Paul
protested VEHEMENT about the bew proposals.
9. Our
neighbours appeared RELAXED aftertheir vacation.
10. The
music sounded too NOISY to be classical.
Exercise 28
1.
John and his friends left AS soon
as the professor had finished his lecture.
2. His job
is MORE important than his friends.
3. He plays
the guitar AS well as Andres Segovia.
4. A new
house is much MORE expensive than an older one.
5. Last
week was AS hot as this week.
6. Martha
is MORE talented than her cousin.
7. Bill’s
descriptions are MORE colorfull than his wife.
8. Nobody
is MORE happy than Maria Elena.
9. The boys
felt MORE bad than the girls about losing the game.
10. A
greyhound runs MORE fast than a Chihuahua.
Exercise 29 :
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 THAN mine.
4. Lourie
reads more quickly THAN his sister.
5. No
animal is so big THAN King kong.
6. That report
is less impressive THAN the goverment’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 biginning.
10. Her
sports car different FROM Nancy’s.
Exercise 30
1.
Of thefour dresses, i like the red
one BETTER.
2. Phil is
the HAPPIER 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 yheone 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 basket on her nead, the women walked MORE
AKWARDLY than her daughter.
9. Jane is
the LESS athletic of all the women.
10. My cat
is the PRETIEST of the two.
