Grammar and Language Workbook

(Axel Boer) #1
Unit 9, Diagraming Sentences 193

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Grammar

S 24. Cindy and Carla quite often practice their music after school.
C 25. Glenn could come tomorrow, but he cannot make it today.
S 26. The canary’s song is soothing.
C 27. Mr. Raintree sings one part, and we follow with ours.
frag. 28. A stormy sea and high winds, black sky and occasional lightning.

Exercise 2 Write Pif the verb is in the present tense, pres. prog.if present progressive,
pres. perf. if present perfect, past if past tense, past prog.if past progressive, and past
perf.if past perfect.
pres. perf. The puppy has stolenone of Dad’s new blue slippers.
past prog. 1. Ms. Johnson was givinga test in the next room.
P 2. The hours creep by slowly on rainy afternoons.
pres. prog. 3. I am drawinga picture for art class.
past perf. 4. Sally had woventhat scarf before her twelfth birthday.
pres. perf. 5. Have you ever ridden a horse?
past 6. I woke up at four in the morning.
pres. perf. 7. The flowers have grownfast in this wet weather.
P 8. Your voice reminds me of someone else.
past 9. Conor threw the final strikeout pitch in our game against Central.
pres. perf. 10. Who has seen my old green jacket?
P 11. I collect rocks, stamps, and old coins.
past 12. The fans stared at their favorite actor as he walked in.
P 13. Sharon sings in the choir.
pres. perf. 14. That dog has bittenpeople before.
pres. perf. 15. They have weathered many storms throughout their years together.
pres. prog. 16. Are you leaving soon?
past perf. 17. Paul had sweptthe room carefully.
P 18. The maple trees provide shade on a hot day.
pres. perf. 19. Mrs. Baughman has paidme for mowing her yard.
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