Practice Makes Perfect

Just like nouns, adjectives can follow the predicate. They most often come after forms of the

verbs to beand to become:

My sister was very sad.

The horse suddenly became thirsty.

My grandfather is old.

Look at the example sentences. Change each sentence so that the adjective follows the predicate.

EXAMPLE: The white house is on the hill.

The house on the hill is white.

1. The sad song was from Mexico.


2. The funny story is about a clown.


3. The careless waiter is out of work.


4. The ugly snake is from Egypt.


5. The beautiful woman is from Spain.

Fill in the blank with any adjective that makes sense. You may choose from the list given at the beginning of the

unit.

1. David wrote a poem for her.


2. Do you like the cake?


3. I cannot find an book.


4. Where does the lawyer live?


5. Marisa needs a job.


6. The man found a wallet.

exercise 3-

exercise 3-

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