(e) Julie was doing her homework... main clause
... Dan was laying the table... main clause
... their father was reading the paper... main clause
... their mother was preparing diner... main clause
2. Punctuation
George leapt out of bed, stubbing his toe on the chair which
was beside him. Hobbling to the window, he stared gloomily
out. It was raining. Perhaps it would brighten up later. He
watched the milkman drive down the road. He was late.
Sleepily he drifted into the bathroom to wash and shave. He
cursed as he cut himself. Dabbing the blood with a piece of
cotton wool, he wondered how he would perform at his
interview. He must not be late.
CHAPTER 4
1. Adjectives:
beautiful no long cliff two
picturesque welcome some sore glad
attractive wooden small only distant
peaceful2. Adverbs:
dreamily (manner) lazily (manner) carefully (manner)
happily (manner) too (qualifying adjective ‘late’)
soon (time) so (degree) around (place)
abroad (place) very (qualifying adjective ‘country’)
so (qualifying adverb ‘much’) much (degree)
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