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extra credit exercise: adjectives and adverbs
points: _
1100
cross out prepositional phrases. underline the subject once and the verb (verb phrase) twice.
circle all the adjectives and adverbs and draw an arrow to the word each modifies
1. after the two-week camping trip. donna gazed gratefully at her warm bathroom and
clean towels
2. that show is the dullest one on television
3. paul gripped the handle tightly and gave the barman the signal.
4. a heavy snowfall arrived early in december
5. they were expecting an announcement about the baby's birth today.
6. the country and the city are two very different places to live.
7. i have a terribly high fever and a deep cough.
8. during the spring thunderstorm, each booming clap of thunder scared me.
9. xavier has never had a higher fever or a deeper cough.
10. "am i now seeking the approval of man, or of god? "