Fundamentals Of English Grammar

EXERCISE 7. Nouns and verbs. (Charts 6-2 and 6-3)

Directions: Use each word in two different sentences. Use the word as a noun (n.) in the

first sentence and as a verb (v.) in the second sentence. Consult your dictionary if

necessary to find out the different uses and meanings of a word.

Example: watch

+ n. I am wearing a watch.

v. I watched TV afm dinner last night.

1. rain 4. phone 7. water


2. paint 5. shop. 8. circle


3. tie 6. face 9. fly
   Other common words that are used as both nouns and verbs are listed below. Choose
   several from the list to make additional sentences. Use your dictionary if necessary.

centerlcentre* garden question snow

date mail rock star

experience mind season tip

e-mail place sense trip

fear plant shape value

fish promise smoke

1 6-4 OBJECTS OF PREPOSITIONS I

S V 0 PREP OOFPRKP

(a) Ann put her books on the dark.

(noun)

S v PRBP OOPPRHP

(b) A leaf feu to the ground.

(noun)

REPERENCE LIST OF PREPOSITIONS

Many English sentences have prepositional phrases. In

(a): on the desk is a prepositional phrase. A

prepositional phrase consists of a PReposrnoN (PREP)

and an OBJEC~ OF A PREPOS~~ON (O OF PREP). The

object of a preposition is a NOUN.

about

abm

mss

afrPr

againrt

hng

among

around

Of

before

behind

below

beneath

beside

besides

between

beyond

by

dapite

dm

during

for

fmm

in

inw

like

near

<.! .:, ,

of " .,;. .; " 8. :

on ,:+.

out

over

since

through

throughout

ti[l

<.. ..

to

-rd(sl

under

until

UP

urn

with

within

without

'American Bnglish: mut; Brirish English: unm.

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