GRAMMAR & RULES & EXERCISES
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Unit One: articles and NounsII/answers key
Unit One: articles and Nouns
In English, we can often change a word to make it a different word form (also called part of speech): a
noun, verb, adjective, or adverb. For example, the word “depend” can have the following forms.
depend (verb)
dependence (noun)
independence (noun)
dependent (adjective)
independent (adjective)
dependently (adverb)
independently (adverb)
The word “intelligent” can have the following forms:
intelligent
unintelligent
intelligence
intelligently
unintelligently
The word “annoy” can have the following forms:
annoy (verb)
annoyance (noun)
annoyed (adjective)
annoying (adjective)
annoyingly (adverb)
The word “excite” can have the following forms:
excite (verb)
excitement (noun)
excited (adjective)
exciting (adjective)
excitingly (adverb)
Notice the way we use these word forms in sentences.
1) A noun can be used as the subject of a verb, the object of a verb, or the object of a preposition, as
in the following examples:
Independence is something that many countries have fought for.
Many women in the modern world have achieved financial independence.
John did not do well on the test, despite his intelligence.
2) A verb follows a noun which serves as its subject:
It is not good for children to depend too much on their parents.
The loud radio music annoyed me.
I was excited by the concert.
3) An adjective can be used after the word “be” or another non-action verb, or before a noun:
Mary is independent.
John seems intelligent.
This was an exciting class.
4) An adverb is used after a verb, or also to modify an adjective
Mary lives independently.
John spoke intelligently at the meeting.
George is independently wealthy.
(so wealthy that he is independent, e.g., doesn’t need to work)
Grammar Exercise One
On each line of the following lists, you will find a pair of related word forms. Next to it is another pair in which
the second word is formed in the same way. Fill in the second word, as in the first example:
A. Nouns formed from Verbs
Verb Noun Verb Noun
1. betray betrayal dismiss dismissal
2. depart departure fail __________
3. deliver delivery discover __________
4. accept acceptance appear __________
5. accomplish accomplishment achieve __________
6. deform deformity disable __________
7. defend defense offend __________
8. decide decision divide __________
9. catch catcher help __________
10. composer composition educate __________
11. enjoy enjoyment accompany __________
12. oppose opponent depend __________
13. apply applicant assist __________
14. advise advice devise __________
15. deceive deceit complain __________
16. love love hate __________
B. Adjectives formed from Verbs
1. confide confident excel excellent
2. create creative act __________
3. allow allowable read __________
4. meddle meddlesome tire __________
5. congratulate congratulatory regulate __________
6. interest interesting frighten __________
interested __________
7. bore boring irritate __________
bored __________
8. excite exciting annoy __________
excited __________
9. alarm alarming surprise __________
alarmed __________
10. horrify horrifying shock __________
horrified __________
C. Verbs formed from Nouns
1. friend befriend witch bewitch
2. joy enjoy rage __________
3. colony colonize idol __________
4. beauty beautify glory __________
5. strife strive belief __________
6. length lengthen fright __________
D. Adjectives formed from Nouns
1. bag baggy cloud cloudy
2. friend friendly cost __________
3. book bookish child __________
4. accident accidental emotion __________
5. fame famous virtue __________
6. angel angelic history __________
7. molecule molecular muscle __________
8. moment momentary compliment __________
9. peace peaceful beauty __________
10. faith faithless care __________
11. life lifelike child __________
12. wood wooden gold __________
13. skill skilled rag __________
14. America American Mexico __________
15. Spain Spanish England __________
E. Nouns formed from Adjectives
1. big bigness good goodness
2. active activity equal __________
3. true truth warm __________
4. ideal idealism real __________
idealist __________
5. important importance violent __________
6. wise wisdom free __________
7. necessary necessity clear __________
8. efficient efficiency deficient __________
F. Verbs formed from Adjectives
1. bright brighten short shorten
2. able enable large __________
3. equal equalize liberal __________
G. Nouns formed from Nouns
1. friend friendship relation relationship
2. state statehood mother __________
3. psychology psychologist philanthropy __________
H. Adverbs formed from Adjectives
1. noisy noisily weary wearily
2. polite politely glad __________
3. hopeful hopefully cheerful __________
Grammar Exercise Two
In the following essay, the italicized words are incorrect word forms. Cross out the incorrect word and write
above it the correct form of that same word.
I heard a talk recently on different between male and female ways of communicate. The speak had
done a study in which she found that males attempt to domination or to be the strongest and loudest speaker
in a group, whereas females tendency much more to listen, to share, and to take turns. I have myself
observer that this is truth. This observe leads me to belief that the feminine way of communicate is often
superior.
You often find in classes that men talk more and talk louder. This is not necessary because they have
something importance to say, but because they see most situations as compete, and talking the most and
the loudest seems to them to be a way to compete and win. I must admission that I, as a male, am
awareness that in many situations in the past, when I found myself in groups, I always wanted to speak in
order to show the group what good ideas I had. I wouldn’t be listening very careful or appreciation or
understand other people’s ideas but would rather be concentrate on thinking of the next thing that I would
say. Actually, by putting a lot of press on myself to performance well in such situations, I would be making
myself feel tense and uncomfortably. I also think that other people would have liked it better if I had talked
less and paid more attentive to what they were saying. In the past few years, I have been trying to talk less
and to become a better listen.
In families, children general go to their mother to speak about their problems rather than to their father.
Women go to women friends more often than to male friends. A woman is more likely to listen quiet and to let
you say everything that you want to say about a situation. She is also more likely to understanding and
sympathetic with your feelings about a situation. Males are more likely to interruption you before you finish
speaking, because they will get tire of listening and will want to speech themselves. They are also more likely
to reaction to ideas rather than to feelings.
Men may disagreement with what you say, or give you advise about what you should do, or they will
explanation why you shouldn’t be feeling the way that you do, especially if you are expression a “weak”
feeling, such as being afraid or sadness. None of these respond is likely to be as help as quiet, sympathize
listening.
To be sure, there are except to the rule. Some men are extreme good, sympathize listen, and some
women are not. I do, however thought the behave that are general consideration feminine rather than
masculine are most effect in encouraging good interpersonal communicate.
Proofreading Exercise One
Correct the errors in the use of word forms in the following sentences:
1. When Laura asked Tom to let his mother talk, he was being patience to listen to his mother’s speech.
2. Living under the same roof means having responsibilities and tolerate.
3. Women had to stay married, even if their husbands treated them bad.
4. Steven had encourage from his family.
5. The decision has made a big different in my life.
6. In the poem, we see how the writer response to her mother’s death.
7. I have strongly feelings about the traditional Chinese father.
8. I realized that my father loved me, and I began to community with him.
9. To tell the true, I hated my sister at the beginning.
10. She is an escapism.
11. Both escapism and insanity are distance from reality.
12. These words make the reader read the poem more careful.
13. Children feel it is unfair when their parents treat them different from their siblings.
14. In respond, Laura shows Jim her glass collection.
15. A man can work in science or politic fields.
16. A good wife gives a husband a sense of stability and happy.
17. Happy is the opposite of pain and sad.
18. Love gives you the stability in life to growth stronger.
19. My father understands my difficult with my college studies.
20. His words were so touchingly.
Proofreading Exercise Two
Correct the errors in the use of articles, nouns, verbs, punctuation and sentence structure, and word forms
(indicated in the margin) in the following essay:
The idea of women’s and men’s liberation is something that is progressing. It is
p a concept that is unstable, it is always changing throughout the centuries.
wf, v, Nevertheless, we constant find people who still wants to keep things and ideas in
ss the old-fashioned way. My understanding of the words “women’s liberation” that
ss, a means to be free from oppression of males and society. It also means respect,
a, v personal integrity, and reputation. I realize that the women are not judge anymore
pl, v by if they lose their virginity before or after marriage but by what she has inside,
a I am not saying that this is a good thing but it is part of new liberation that
p women have, I think we should stop, and take some time to think about it, even
a the men. Men’s liberation is not to be about killing, and being always that person
ss,v can never be defeat. In my opinion, men’s liberation is about expressing their
v feelings, honesty, and to judge women the same way they are judge.
Most women in this century have a voice nowadays. Now we have more jobs
v that before were categorize just for males. After World War I, women were
v2,p,pl giving new opportunities, they stopped being categorize only for domestic chores
p Women also started to vote and started to get jobs in the government, they also
started movements to make their voice heard. Even though we have had all these
pl,wf,ss advance, there are still oppress women in the world. There are women are still
wf under the control of their husbands. One reason may be for the economy
subsistence of their children. For example, I know a man by the name of Sonny
who is very responsible with his wife and his son. However, he is very
v-2, p possessive. He think that he is the father of his wife, he want to control her. He
v, a-2 always try to have the power over any woman that he meets. He is macho man.
One time when I was in their house, my friend was talking on the phone and he
v was listen to her conversation on the other phone. It is not right that men want to
a-2 have the power over the women.
v, wf In brief, I will say that there have been an evolve in women and men’s
liberation. Women nowadays can say what they think and what they feel, and
pl men can express their feeling.
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