Fundamentals Of English Grammar

5. We made plans for our vacation. We made


6. I read a lot of articles in newspapers. I read a lot of


7. The factory makes automobiles. It's an
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8. The lesson concerned history. It was a


9. The villages are in the mountains. They are


10. Flags fly from poles. Many government buildings have

EXERCISE 18. Using nouns as adjectives. (Chart 6-9)

Direcriuns: Add -8 to the iralicized nouns if necessary.. I

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1. Compute% cannot think. They need human operators.
   , 2. Computer operators are essential in today's business world. OK (no change)

/$ 3. Airplane allow us to travel to all parts of the world.

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4. Airplane seats are narrow and uncomfortable.

c: ,, , , , 5. This school has several language programs.
.~; ,A ." ?.f .. P. 6. This school teaches several language.
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7. Bicycle have two tires. Automobile have four tires.
   
   
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8. Bicycle tires are considerably smaller and cheaper than automobile tires.
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EXERCISE 19. Revlew: nouns. (Charts 6-1 + 6-9) .,.J...~

Directions: These sentences contain many mistakes in noun usage. Make the nouns

PLURAL whenever possible and appropriate. Do not change any other words.

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: 1. BiirdAare interesting. ./., , '

.,I /I/ 2. There are around 8,600 kind of bird in the world... 4,' ,. i. :., :

3. Bird hatch from egg. Baby bird stay in their
   nest for several week or month. Their parent
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   feed them until they can fly.
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4. People eat chicken egg. Some animal eat
   bird egg. , , 1:
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