GRAMMAR EXERCISE

I. Underline the subjects once and the verbs twice in each of the following sentences. Then indicate
if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect ( I) if it is incorrect then correct the sentence.
1. The assigned text for histories class it contains more than twenty chapter. (I)
2. The new machine is processes 50 percent more than the previous machine. (I)
3. The courses are listed on the second page of the brochure have several prerequisites. (I)
4. The motorcycle, like other two-wheeled vehicles, are is more dangerous than vehicles having
four wheels. (I)
5. Those applicants returning their completed forms at the earliest date has have the highest
priority. (I)
6. The chemist was awarded the Nobel Prize, so he flew to Europe to accept it. (I)
7. All of the students in the class taught by Prof. Robert is are required to turn in their term paper
next Monday. (I)
8. Providing the envelopes is postmarked by this Friday, your application is still acceptable. (I)
9. It is going to be very difficult to work with the man which who just began working here. (I)
10. The counselors from the colleague feels feel it is unwise for students to select a
major before they have the opportunity to experience different academic
subjects.
Notes :
Subject
Verb

II. Direction: Select one answer from the choices provided. The word you choose should fit the blank
in the sentence.
1. Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief administrator is going to have to make a decision.
2. Is my boss or my sisters in the union going to win this grievance?
3. Some of the votes seem to have been miscounted.
4. The tornadoes that tear through this county every spring are more than just a nuisance.
5. Everyone selected to serve on this jury has to be willing to give up a lot of time.
6. Kara Wolters, together with her teammates, present a formidable opponent on the basketball court.
7. He seems to forget that there are things to be done before he can graduate.
8. There have to be some people left in that town after yesterday's flood.
9. Some of the grain appears to be contaminated.
10. Three-quarters of the students are against the tuition hike.
ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

Combine the sentences for each pair to be one sentence.

1. The man was sick. He looked very pale.

The man who looked very pale was sick.
2. He was sitting in the emergency room. It was very crowded.
He was sitting in the emergency room which was very crowded.
3. A nurse was nearby. He called to her.
He called to a nurse who was nearby.
4. The nurse called a doctor. She came quickly.
The nurse who called a doctor came quickly.
5. The doctor asked him to lie down. She looked very worried.
The doctor, who looked very worried, asked him to lie down.
6. She gave the man an injection. It made him go to sleep.
She gave the man an injection that made him go to sleep.
7. I saw the man. He worked in the laboratory.
I saw the man who worked in the laboratory.
8. The girls were happy. They won the competition
The girls who won the competition were happy.
9. Those young men work in the Korean company in Jakarta. They are from Korea.
Those young men who worked in the Korean company in Jakarta are from Korea.
10. We are studying sentences. They contain adjective clause.
We are studying sentences which contain adjective clause.