1.Use the correct personal pronouns. Watch the words in brackets.

1.  is dreaming. (George)

2.  is green. (the blackboard)

3.  are on the wall. (the posters)

4.  is running. (the dog)

5.  are watching TV. (my mother and I)

6.  are in the garden. (the flowers)

7.  is riding his bike. (Tom)

8.  is from Bristol. (Victoria)

9.  has got a brother. (Diana)

10. Have   got a computer, Mandy?

2.Look at the sentences below and decide whether an adverb or adjective is needed. Circle
your choice. Then underline the word it modifies. (Hint: adverbs usually, but not always,
end in “ly”)

1. The house looked (empty, emptily).

2. Jason pitched (wild, wildly).
3. The choir sang (good, well).
4. Those hills look (beautiful, beautifully).
5. The teams were matched (even, evenly).
6. The cheese on this cracker tastes (strange, strangely).
7. You print so (neat, neatly).
8. Ron arrived (prompt, promptly) at ten.
9. I go to the gym (regular, regularly).
10.The snow fell (steady, steadily).
11.The solution to the crime seemed (obvious, obviously).
12.The hem of the skirt was (real, really) crooked.

3. Circle the verbs.

 Walk kitten say eat water fly book stop paper

Mouse writes sang stood blanket pig

Complete the sentences using the verbs from above.

1. I ____________ an apple every day. 2. Let’s ____________ for some ice cream. 3. We
____________ still for our picture. 4. Tim ____________ letters to his cousin. 5. We
___________ to the playground after school. 6. The singer __________ a sad song.

4. Below are sentences with dangling modifiers. Correct them according to the methods
just shown.
1. To become a good photographer, the camera must be used carefully.
2. Driving up the rock-strewn mountain, the tire went flat.
3. While taking a shower, Jerry pounded on my door.
4. Riding in a swiftly moving vehicle, the landscape becomes blurred.
5. To play the guitar well, practice is necessary.
6. In checking the records, the error became clear.
7. If potted, the chicken tasted better.
8. Crashing on the shore, I could hear the waves.
9. To become a movie star, talent and luck must come into play.
10. While treading water, the fish swam in lazy circles.
11. Coming home late, the house was dark.
12. To find out the facts, an encyclopedia must be consulted.
13. Listening to the concert, the Ramones seemed very funky.
14. While hurrying to class, my briefcase dropped into a manhole.
15. After releasing the report, new data were supplied to the committee.
5. On a separate sheet of paper, rewrite the following sentences to correct the misplaced
modifiers.

1. The young lady was walking the dog on the telephone.

2. I heard that there was a robbery on the evening news.
3. Uncle Louie bought a running stroller for the baby that he called “Speed Racer.”
4. Rolling down the mountain, the explorer stopped the boulder with his powerful foot.
5. We are looking for a babysitter for our precious six-year-old who doesn’t drink or smoke and
owns a car.
6. The teacher served cookies to the children wrapped in aluminum foil.
7. The mysterious woman walked toward the car holding an umbrella.
8. We returned the wine to the waiter that was sour.
9. Charlie spotted a stray puppy driving home from work.
10. I ate nothing but a cold bowl of noodles for dinner.

6.