Tutorial 12 Answers To Textbook Exercises

UNIT 5 Chapter 2: Subject-Verb Agreement Activity 1 on Words Between Subject and Verb (350)

1. Some members of the parents’ association want to ban certain books from the school library. 2. Chung’s trench coat, with its big lapels and shoulder flaps, makes him feel like a tough private eye. 3. Misconceptions about apes like the gorilla have turned a relatively peaceful animal into a terrifying monster. 4. The rising cost of necessities like food and shelter forces many elderly people to live in poverty. 5. In my opinion, a few slices of pepperoni pizza make a great evening. Activity 2 on Verb Before Subject (351)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

are are do were was

Activity 3 on Compound Subjects (352)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

sit cover knows were smell

Activity 4 on Indefinite Pronouns (352–353)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

suits mentions are enters falls

Review Test 1 (353)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

are was seem are contains

6. 7.

damages was 8. makes 9. clean 10. is

Review Test 2 (353–354)

is are look looks was were looks look is are interfere interferes are is is are begin begins have has

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Martha and her mother Neither Three goats, a potbellied pig, and a duck balls low-calorie cola and the double-chocolate cake 6. odor 7. One 8. gum and some tape 9. person 10. Each

Review Test 3 (354)

Note: Answers will vary. Subjects for sentences 1, 2, 3 and 4 are underlined below. 1. The magazines under my roommate’s bed . . . 2. The car with the purple fenders . . . 3. My boss and her secretary . . . 4. Neither of the football players . . .

Chapter 3: Pronoun Agreement and Reference

Activity 1 on Pronoun Agreement (356–357)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

they them they their it

Activity 2 on Indefinite Pronouns (358)

1. her

2. he 3. its 4. his or her 5. him Activity 3 on Pronoun Reference (359)

Note: The rewritten part of each sentence is underlined. Corrections may vary slightly. 1. Dad spent all morning fishing but didn’t catch a single fish. 2. At the fast-food restaurant, the waiters give you free glasses with your soft drinks. 3. Ruth told Denise, “My bouts of depression are becoming serious.” Or: Ruth told Denise, “Your bouts of depression are becoming serious.” 4. Dipping her spoon into the pot of simmering spaghetti sauce, Helen felt the spoon slip out of her hand. 5. Pete visited the tutoring center because its staff can help him with his economics course. Review Test 1 (359–360)

1. her 2. the shop employees 3. his 4. the subject 5. he or she Review Test 2 (360)

1. their his or her b. 2. they the players a. 3. he they b. 4. their her b. 5.they the owners a.