REWRITE SENTENCES EXERCISES

1. You must never take your helmet off while you are riding a motorcycle.
all
Helmets must be worn at all times when riding a motorcycle

2. They wanted to apologize for their behaviour: that's why they paid for dinner.
order
They paid for dinner in order to apologize for their behaviour

3. It isn't necessary to bring skis as they are included in the package.
have
You don't have to bring skis as they are included in the package.

4. I thought parking was allowed here.
under the impression
was under the impression that parking was allowed here.

5. Simon said, "I will be playing tennis when you arrive."
he
Simon said he would playing tennis when I arrived

6. When I was a child, we would go to the local park every Saturday afternoon.
used
When I was a child, we used to go the park every Saturday.

7. His daughter continued to cry until he could not be seen any longer.
sight
She continued to cry until he was out of sight

8. I'm afraid that car is just too expensive
means
the car is beyond my means

9. They moved to this village in 1999
lived
they have lived in this village since 1999.

10. One other thing before I forget - Donata is coming to visit next weekend
by
by the way, Donata is coming to visit next weekend.

ADVERBS

ADVERBS

Adverbs modify—describe, restrict, or in some way qualify—verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Adverbs can also modify clauses, phrases, and entire sentences.

Adverbs indicate the how, when, where, and what (extent) of something.

How: She’ll run there quickly.
When: I’m going to go today.
Where: Bring that book here.
What (extent): She was fully immersed in the water.



Let’s look at some examples:

The ballerina delicately danced across the stage.
Delicately is the adverb here describing the verb danced.

How could the only fourpeople to survive go missing?
Here, the adverb only modifi es the adjective four and the noun people.

He quiteseriouslyquestioned the superintendent’s methods.
In this example, quite is the adverb modifying the adverb and verb seriously and questioned, respectively.

We arrived just after they left for the airport.
Here, just is the adverb modifying the clause after they left.

They walked closely totheedge of the lava flow.
Closely is the adverb here, modifying the phrase to the edge.

Thankfully,he reached them just in the nick of time.
Here, thankfully is the adverb modifying the rest of the sentence.

Most adverbs are formed by adding the suffi x -ly to adjectives, but you can’t count on the -ly alone to identify adverbs. Some adjectives also use -ly (fatherly, lonely, motherly). And while adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs, adjectives modify nouns and nouns alone. With that in mind, when you see an -ly modifi er in a sentence, you can identify whether it’s an adjective or an adverb based on what it’s modifying.

Her fatherlyuncle
Her fatherlyold uncle

As with adjectives, the addition of suffi xes helps create and identify adverbs. In
this instance the suffi x added is -ly.

ADJECTIVES

An adjective is a word used to modify—describe, restrict, or somehow qualify— nouns and pronouns. Adjectives modify only nouns and pronouns; they do not modify other adjectives, verbs, or adverbs. (That’s what adverbs are for.)

His brother was the serious student.

Here, serious is the adjective describing the noun student.

That was me … silly me.

In this example, silly is the adjective describing the pronoun me.

Some adjectives are simple and common, single-syllable words.

bad ,left and true
bright, new and weird
dark, old and wrong
dumb, right and young
false and strange
good and stupid

Colors can be used as adjectives, too.

black, green and teal
blue, purple and white
brown, red and yellow

Many adjectives are created simply by adding certain suffi xes to words that were previously nouns or verbs.

Descriptive Adjectives

Descriptive adjectives more defi nitively and fully identify a characteristic of a noun.

The cold fl oor
A beautiful girl

In these examples, without the addition of the adjective, the reader would still know that a fl oor and a girl were being discussed. However, the addition of an adjective provides a better idea of what sort of fl oor and girl are being discussed

Limiting Adjectives

Limiting adjectives narrow the scope of a noun to some degree. This classification includes the following kinds of adjectives:

Possessive adjectives show possession or ownership: my, her, his, our, their, your.

This is my book.

Numbering adjectives identify number or amount: many, nineteen, several, three.
Sixteen girls at the party had brown hair.