Grammar Packet 2 Answers, Period 5

Lesson 3: Progressive and Emphatic Forms

Identifying Progressive and Emphatic Verb Forms 1. Lola has been practicing with her new drum set. pres. perf prog. 2. Nguyen will be judging the arts show with me. fut. prog. 3. The choir is singing at the folk festival in May. pres. prog. 4. I did follow all of the instructions on the package! past emph. 5. The squirrels in the backyard really do chase each other over the birdhouse. pres.emph. 6. The three girls were deciding on a route for their bike trip. past prog. 7. My sister had been taking tennis lessons before her accident. past perf. prog. 8. It will be snowing by this time tomorrow afternoon. fut. prog. 9. Ricardo did hear you. past emph. 10. They will have been living in Ashland for 20 years this June. fut. perf. prog. 11. Is your cousin in England following any particular team this year? pres. prog. 12. The twins really did eat four ice cream cones yesterday. past emph. 13. The theater will be installing a new sound system next month. fut. prog. 14. The mayor does understand the need for better recreational facilities. pres. emph. 15. Has your pet frog been hiding under the bed again? pres. perf. prog.

A. Using Progressive and Emphatic Verb Forms 1. Descendants of the Bounty mutineers have been living on Pitcairn Island since the 18th century. has been living 2. The actress is appearing in the road company of the play. 3. Alpha Centauri does shine more brightly than many other stars. 4. Cheryl and I had been planning to ask the teacher about the assignment. 5. By Thanksgiving, Janine will have been working in the customer service department for three years. 6. A secret British computer had been breaking German codes for two years when the first U.S. electronic computer went into operation in 1945. 7. The candidate does intend to visit every state in the Union. 8. Until his fall, Eliot had been beating his own record in the 100-meter race. 9. When you're in class, I will be sleeping on the other side of the globe. 10. Lloyd did score the highest in the class on the last test.

B. Using Correct Verb Forms 1. As she does research for her history paper, Zora is discovering interesting facts about our nation's history. 2. For example, although she did hear the name Sacagawea before, she never really knew what Sacagawea did. 3. Zora learned that Sacagawea had been living in what is not North Dakota before the explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark arrived. 4. The Shoshone woman joined the expedition, and in time she was translating for the explorers as they met with different tribes. 5. Zora hopes that she will be finding more facts about Sacagawea soon. 6. She has been planning to spend a good deal of time in the library doing research. Pg.99 (Paragraph Editing) 1. has lived -> 2. got -> 3. believe -> 4. had fallen -> 5. Will visit -> 6. have -> 7. fixed -> 8. will have volunteered -> 9. will -> 10. have wondered ->

The Voice of a Verb 1. John Philip Sousa wrote "The Star and Stripes Forever." A 2. Fruit crops in Florida were destroyed by the cold weather. P 3. This food was donated by schoolchildren. P 4. The stars have always fascinated people. A 5. An award was presented to the museum's governing board. P 6. The elephant is the only animal with four knees. A 7. Several antique cars were owned by the eccentric millionaire. P 8. Only the fastest animals survived the forest fire. A 9. The fire was started by lightning. P 10. Snow at the top of the tallest mountains never melts. A 11. These narrow inlets along the shore are called fiords. A 12. When was Mount Everest first conquered? P 13. Iron Spikes may be attached to the soles of hiking boots for a good grip on ice or snow. A 14. How fast does a glacier move? P 15. The highest navigable lake in the world is found on the border between Bolivia and Peru. A