Exercise: 31: Nouns Functioning as Adjectives
1.
Sam's new apartement is in a building which has twelve stories.
Sam's
new apartement is in a twelve stories building.
2.
We teach languages.
We
are language teachers.
3.
My parents saw a play in three acts last night.
My
parents saw a three acts last night.
4.
The manager said that the sale would last for two days.
The
manager said that it would be a last for two days sale.
5.
Hal bought a tool set containing 79 pieces.
Hal
bought a containing 79 pieces tool set.
6.
Margie has a bookcase with five shelves.
Margie
has a five shelves bookcase.
7.
I need two cans of tomatoes that weigh 16 ounces each.
I
need two weigh 16 ounces cans of tomatoes.
8.
I'm looking for a pressure cooker that holds six quarts.
I'm
looking for a holds six quarts pressure cooker.
9.
He is a specialist at building houses made of bricks.
He
is a specialist at building made of bricks houses.
10.
Mrs. Jansen just bought her daughter a bicycle with ten speeds.
Mrs.
Jansen just bought her daughter a ten speeds bicycle.
Exercise: 32: Enough
1. There were not enough
people to have meeting.
2. Allen has learned French
enough to study in France next year.
3. Do you have enough time to
talk now?
4. She drove fast enough to
win the race.
5. Mike will graduate from law
school soon enough to join his father's firm.
6. We arrived early enough to
have some coffee before class began.
7. It has rained hard enough to
flood the low-lying areas.
8. You should type slowly
enough that you will not make an error.
9. He has just enough flour to
bake that loaf of bread.
10. There are enough books for
each student to have one.
Exercise: 33: Because/Because Of
1.
It was difficult to deliver the letter because of the sender had
written the wrong address on the envelope.
2. We decided to leave early because of the party was
boring.
3. Rescue attempts were temporarily halted because of the
bad weather.
4. They visited their friends often because they enjoyed
their company
5. Paul cannot go to the football game because his
grades.
6. Marcella was awarded a scholarship because her
superior scholastic ability.
7. Nobody ventured outdoors because of the hurricane
warnings
8. We plan to spend our vacation in the mountains because of the
air is purer there.
9. We have to drive around the bay because of the
bridge was destroyed in the strom.
10. The chickens have died because of the intense heat.
Exercise: 34: So/Such
1. The sun shone So brightly that Maria had to put on her
sunglasses.
2. Dean was Such a powerful swimmer that he always won the
races.
3. There were So few students registered that the class was
cancelled.
4. We had So wonderful memories of that place that we decided
to return.
5. We had So good a time at the party that we hated to
leave.
6. The benefit was So great a success that the promoters
decided to repeat it.
7. It was Such a nice day that we decided to go to the beach.
8. Jane looked So sick that the nurse told her to go home.
9. Those were Such difficult assignments that we spent
two weeks finishing them.
10. Ray called at Such an early hour that we weren’t a wake
yet.
11. The book looked So interesting that he decided to read
it.
12. He worked So carefully that it took him a long time to
complete the project.
13. We stayed in the sun for Such a long time that we
became sunburned.
14. There were So many people on the bus that we decided to
walk.
15. The program was So entertaining that nobody wanted to
miss it.