Worksheet on adjectival phrases with examples and exercises for language learning.
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Problem Overview:
The task involves combining two sentences into one by converting one sentence into an adjectival phrase. Additionally, you need to construct sentences using given adjectival phrases and identify the nouns they modify.
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Part 1: Combine Sentences Using Adjectival Phrases
#### Instructions:
Combine the two sentences below into one by converting one sentence into an adjectival phrase.
#### Example:
- Sentence 1: The painting was done by the student.
- Sentence 2: She is wearing a pink wig.
- Combined Sentence: The painting was done by the student wearing a pink wig.
#### Solutions:
1. Henry bought the shirt. It was imported from Nepal.
- Combined Sentence: Henry bought the shirt imported from Nepal.
2. Look at that girl. She is jumping on the trampoline.
- Combined Sentence: Look at that girl jumping on the trampoline.
3. Talk to the visitor. The one sipping his coffee in the lounge.
- Combined Sentence: Talk to the visitor sipping his coffee in the lounge.
4. He is going to take it from the shelf. The shelf is behind the door.
- Combined Sentence: He is going to take it from the shelf behind the door.
5. They need a contestant. He must have an experience in track and field.
- Combined Sentence: They need a contestant with experience in track and field.
6. The chickens are frightened. They are in the hen house.
- Combined Sentence: The chickens in the hen house are frightened.
7. The workmen saw it happen. They were working near the road.
- Combined Sentence: The workmen working near the road saw it happen.
8. They entered the living room. It was decorated by his daughter.
- Combined Sentence: They entered the living room decorated by his daughter.
9. The bike ran over his toy truck. The bike has two red flags.
- Combined Sentence: The bike with two red flags ran over his toy truck.
10. Sherry pointed to the men. They were sitting on the couch.
- Combined Sentence: Sherry pointed to the men sitting on the couch.
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Part 2: Construct Sentences Using Adjectival Phrases
#### Instructions:
Construct a sentence each with the following adjectival phrases. Circle the nouns these phrases modify.
1. A nest with five blue eggs in it.
2. The song composed by the cheer girls.
3. The cake baked by my aunt.
4. The dog howling at the moon.
5. A bag sitting on the counter.
#### Solutions:
1. A nest with five blue eggs in it.
- Sentence: I found a nest with five blue eggs in it hanging from the tree.
- Noun modified: nest
2. The song composed by the cheer girls.
- Sentence: Everyone enjoyed listening to the song composed by the cheer girls during the pep rally.
- Noun modified: song
3. The cake baked by my aunt.
- Sentence: We all admired the cake baked by my aunt at the family gathering.
- Noun modified: cake
4. The dog howling at the moon.
- Sentence: Late at night, we heard the dog howling at the moon outside our window.
- Noun modified: dog
5. A bag sitting on the counter.
- Sentence: There was a bag sitting on the counter when I arrived home.
- Noun modified: bag
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Final Answer:
#### Part 1: Combined Sentences
1. Henry bought the shirt imported from Nepal.
2. Look at that girl jumping on the trampoline.
3. Talk to the visitor sipping his coffee in the lounge.
4. He is going to take it from the shelf behind the door.
5. They need a contestant with experience in track and field.
6. The chickens in the hen house are frightened.
7. The workmen working near the road saw it happen.
8. They entered the living room decorated by his daughter.
9. The bike with two red flags ran over his toy truck.
10. Sherry pointed to the men sitting on the couch.
#### Part 2: Sentences with Adjectival Phrases
1. I found a nest with five blue eggs in it hanging from the tree. (Noun: nest)
2. Everyone enjoyed listening to the song composed by the cheer girls during the pep rally. (Noun: song)
3. We all admired the cake baked by my aunt at the family gathering. (Noun: cake)
4. Late at night, we heard the dog howling at the moon outside our window. (Noun: dog)
5. There was a bag sitting on the counter when I arrived home. (Noun: bag)
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