L09NAGUMA9_001-015.qxd 12/11/07 11:41 AM Page 1 Chapter 1:The Parts of Speech, 17. Mission of San Miguel of Santa Fe is its pp. 1=27 name. The Noun, p. 1 18. The Wheelwright Museum houses artwork EXERCISE created by Navajos. 1. New Mexico achieved statehood in the 19. In the center of the city are many shops and early twentieth century. restaurants. 2. Santa Fe is the capital of this southwestern 20. This bustling, historic area is named the state. Plaza. 3. It is the oldest and highest United States Proper, Common, Concrete, and Abstract Nouns, capital. p. 2 4. The city lies near the Sangre de Cristo EXERCISE A Mountains, which is a range of the Rocky 1. One of the fastest-growing sports in the Mountains. United States is soccer. y of the instructor. 5. The first European explorers here were 2. Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico is one of Spanish. the best-known photographs by Ansel Adams. 6. Before Spanish colonists arrived, the Pueblo lived there peacefully. 3. Climbers often speak of the mystical attraction they feel for Mount Everest. 7. The western end of the famous Santa Fe Trail was there. 4. Has Megan already invited you to her wedding? 8. The trail extended from Missouri to New Mexico. 5. His sister-in-law lives in Cedar Rapids. 9. It was a popular trade route for much of the 6. Another name for Yom Kippur, which is a nineteenth century. Jewish holiday, is Day of Atonement. 10. Tourism is important to the economy of the 7. Bull sharks have been caught in the state. Mississippi River. 11. Santa Fe has many interesting attractions. 8. Enrico can play the trumpet, I believe. 12. One popular attraction is the Palace of the 9. Mount McKinley is also known as Denali. Governors. 10. The recipe calls for chopped jalapeños, 13. It is recognized as the oldest public building doesn’t it? in the nation. EXERCISE B 11. C 16. A 14. The palace is now a part of the Museum of Original content Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. the responsibilit Additions and changes to the original content are 12. A 17. C New Mexico. 13. C 18. A 15. Santa Fe honors its Spanish and American 14. C 19. A Indian heritage at its many historical sites. 15. A 20. C 16. The city has one of the oldest churches in the United States. Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics: Language Skills Practice Answer Key 1 L09NAGUMA9_001-015.qxd 12/11/07 11:41 AM Page 2 Compound and Collective Nouns, p. 3 Pronouns and Antecedents, p. 4 EXERCISE A EXERCISE A Possessive pronouns in items 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9 may be classified as adjectives. 1. This California city has perhaps the largest 1. Cesar invited his friends to go camping Chinese community in the United States. with him. 2. Thousands of Chinese Americans live in 2. Erica said she had prepared the whole meal Chinatown. herself. 3. After the second new moon in winter, the 3. Why are the baseball players wearing their Chinese New Year is celebrated by these and caps backward? other Chinese people throughout the world. 4. Jody and Michelle gathered things for a 4. My sister and brother-in-law sent me time capsule and buried it in their backyard. snapshots of last year’s celebration. 5. Loni wore her suede boots in the snow. 5. The people say farewell to one year and Now they are probably stained. welcome the next with great festivities. y of the instructor. 6. Juanita lent Dominic her calculator. He had 6. Exploding firecrackers are part of the left his in his locker. tradition. 7. Brian and Marla play golf whenever they 7. Each year, my grandmother and I put up a can. It is their favorite sport. new paper image of Tsao Shen, the Kitchen God. 8. Ahmal hopes to compete in the next Olympic games. Where will they be held? 8. Traditionally, many people eat seaweed for prosperity. 9. Did Carolyn sprain her ankle while she was skating? 9. The celebration concludes with the Festival of Lanterns. 10. Carlos and Ann decided they could not stay indoors on such a beautiful day. 10. In 2000, the Chinese celebrated the Year of EXERCISE B the Dragon. 11. Baseball requires various talents and skills; EXERCISE B it 11. children family the sport also demands great strength and 12. faculty teachers stamina. 13. committee chairperson 12. Jim Abbott played professional baseball he 14. Congress Capitol despite the fact that Jim Abbott has only 15. his football team a thumb and no fingers on Jim Abbott’s 16. Pep Club cheerleaders right hand. 17. neighbors community His 13. Jim Abbott’s disability did not stop 18. orchestra concert him Original content Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. the responsibilit Additions and changes to the original content are Jim Abbott from succeeding as a major 19. spectators audience 20. flock birds league pitcher. he 14. Ed thought Ed had a baseball card showing his Jim Abbott in Jim Abbott’s New York Yankees uniform. 2 ELEMENTS OF LANGUAGE | Third Course L09NAGUMA9_001-015.qxd 12/11/07 11:41 AM Page 3 it 15. Perhaps the baseball card is in one of these Demonstrative, Interrogative, and Relative them Pronouns, p. 6 other boxes. Let’s look through these other EXERCISE boxes. INTER 1. Who is your karate instructor? Personal, Reflexive, and Intensive Pronouns, p. 5 DEM 2. Is that a picture of Charles Lindbergh’s EXERCISE A Possessive pronouns in items 1-5 may be classified as adjectives. famous airplane? REL 1. My teacher gave me another chance to 3. The family that bought the house next door answer the question correctly. is moving in next week. DEM 2. Did you see the painting that I did for the 4. This is the song we sang in the talent show art fair at our school? at school. INTER 3. My mother reminded us that we had not 5. What will we do if it rains on the day of fed the bird all day. our picnic? INTER 4. Cynthia and Julia took our books by mis- 6. Who went to the movie with you yesterday? y of the instructor. REL take, and we picked up theirs. 7. Both actors who had lead roles in the play 5. Her father asked her to help him carry in were somewhat nervous. DEM the groceries from his car. 8. Those are the fans who sat near the back of EXERCISE B the auditorium. 6. What happened was an accident; you INTER 9. Of the planets Mars and Venus, which is REF shouldn’t blame . yourself closer to Earth? INT 7. Aunt Lingherself made all of the REL 10. Did you say that the girl who won the golf decorations for the anniversary party. match is in the ninth grade? 8. Didn’t Reginald paint a portrait of INTER 11. Whom did Enrique invite to his Cinco de REF ? himself Mayo celebration? 9. We could either buy the piñatas or make REL INT 12. This was the night for which the school them . ourselves orchestra had been preparing. REF 10. I cutmyself when I was fixing the INTER 13. Which of the science exhibits is yours? bicycle chain. REF 14. I enjoyed reading the short stories, especially 11. I am just notmyself today. DEM those. 12. She raised the funds for the new equipment INTER INT 15. Who is the current secretary-general of the . herself United Nations? 13. Tony is outside harvesting okra by DEM REF 16. Oh, these are the tastiest empanadas I have Original content Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. the responsibilit Additions and changes to the original content are himself . REF ever eaten! 14. Suzanne gaveherself a moment to REL 17. Marguerite, whose parents are doctors, catch her breath. knows a great deal about first aid. 15. Did you two create that Web page DEM INT 18. Who is responsible for this? yourselves ? Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics: Language Skills Practice Answer Key 3 L09NAGUMA9_001-015.qxd 12/11/07 11:41 AM Page 4 INTER 19. Which of the puppies would you like to 17. Neither of these flashlights works. adopt? 18. No one was absent from school today. DEM 20. Is that a direct quotation? 19. The principal requested that several of the Indefinite Pronouns, p. 7 art students paint a colorful mural on a wall EXERCISE of the school’s lobby. 1. Everyone who went to the space camp had 20. In their search for gold, some of the early a wonderful experience. prospectors found nothing but “fool’s 2. Will you tell the others that the meeting has gold,” or iron pyrite, which looks like gold. been canceled? Identifying Pronouns, p. 8 3. None of these keys will unlock either of EXERCISE DEM those doors. 1. Those are the pilots whom the general INTEN 4. This peach is sweet. May I have another? himself chose for the mission. PER REF 5. She can run faster than anyone on the 2. She amused herself by reading a book by y of the instructor. school’s track team. Erma Bombeck. DEM IND 6. I have read many of her short stories. 3. Oh, this is some of that delicious tuna salad. INTER REL 7. Is anything wrong? You act as if something 4. What is the name of the senator who is is troubling you. speaking? PER 5. The cyclists took their water bottles with 8.