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The Ideal KISS Grammar Sequence
Book 7
Supplemental Exercises
© Dr. Ed Vavra
Revised June, 2015
KISS Instructional Materials are available for free at KISSGrammar.org.
Unit 9 - Studies in Punctuation and Logic 3
Restrictive and Non-Restrictive 3
Ex. 4 – 3
Ex. 5 - Exploring the Punctuation of Gerundives —“Bluebeard” (#2) 4
Unit 10 - Introduction to Passive Voice 5
Ex. 4 - Rewriting the Voice of Verbs from My Book of Favorite Fairy Tales 5
Ex. 5 - Passive Verb or Predicate Adjective? from My Book of Favorite Fairy Tales 6
Unit 14 - Passages for Analysis 7
Ex. 5 - A Passage from “Sally Migrundy” (2) 7
Unit 9 - Studies in Punctuation and Logic
Restrictive and Non-Restrictive
Ex. 4 –
Ex. 5 - Exploring the Punctuation of Gerundives—“Bluebeard” (#2)
in My Book of Favorite Fairy Talesby Edric Vredenburg; Illustrated by Jennie Harbour
Directions:
1. Place parentheses around each prepositional phrase.
2. Underline every subject once, every verb twice, and label complements (“PA,” “PN,” “IO,” “DO”).
3. Put brackets [ ] around every subordinate clause and use arrows or labels to indicate their function.
4. Put a vertical line at the end of every main clause.
5. Put a box around every gerund and gerundive. Label the function of gerunds and draw a line from each gerundive to the word it modifies.
6. Be prepared to explain why some gerundives are set off by commas, whereas others are not. [Sometimes there is no reason—it is optional.]
1. About a month later, Bluebeard told his wife that he must leave her for several weeks, having to travel on business.
2. Not knowing the fate of the other wives, they did not like to risk disappearing from the world as those had done.
3. But being very polite young women they would not refuse Bluebeard’s proposals outright.
4. “Sister Anne, Sister Anne, look once again, can you see no one coming?” whispered the young wife wringing her hands.
5. But Bluebeard would wait not a moment longer, and nearly dead with terror his wife descended, still entreating him to spare her life.
Unit 10 - Introduction to Passive Voice
Ex. 4 - Rewriting the Voice of Verbsfrom My Book of Favorite Fairy Tales
by Edric Vredenburg; Illustrated by Jennie HarbourA. Directions: Rewrite each of the following sentences in active voice.
1. The King’s daughter shall in her fifteenth year be wounded by a spindle.
2. Chéri flew into a passion, and ordered his officers to carry Zélie to the Palace, but she was not used unkindly there, for she was loved by the Prince.
3. If Zélie still refused to marry him, the very next day she should be sold as a slave.
4. Hardly had the Fairy pronounced these words, when Chéri perceived with horror that his body had been transformed.
5. Chéri fell into a pit dug by hunters. He was captured and led into the capital of his Kingdom.
B. Directions: Rewrite each of the following sentences in passive voice.
1. A thunder-bolt had crushed Prince Chéri to death in his chamber.
2. To behold his dear master delighted the worthy Governor.
3. Here they took away the wet garments of the Prince.
4. A wicked enchantment had transformed her into a White Cat.
5. Clouds have hidden the sun.
Ex. 5 - Passive Verb or Predicate Adjective?from My Book of Favorite Fairy Tales
by Edric Vredenburg; Illustrated by Jennie HarbourDirections:
1. Place parentheses around each prepositional phrase.
2. Underline every subject once, every verb twice, and label complements (“PA,” “PN,” “IO,” “DO”).
3. Put brackets [ ] around every subordinate clause and use arrows or labels to indicate their function.
4. Put a vertical line at the end of every main clause.
5. Write “P” over passive verbs.
6. Be prepared to explain why you have marked verbs as passive or as having a predicate adjective.
1. A sackful of gold was hidden among the tree roots.
2. She was robed in a gown of white and rose-colour.
3. The Queen was delighted with the pretty little dog.
4. What a pity it is that our hopes cannot be always realized.
5. We are so often doomed to disappointment!
Unit 14 - Passages for Analysis
Ex. 5 - A Passage from “Sally Migrundy” (2)
From FRIENDLY FAIRIESWritten & Illustrated by Johnny Gruelle, 1919
Directions:
1. Place parentheses ( ) around each prepositional phrase.
2. Underline verbs twice, their subjects once, and label complements.
3. Label verbals “V” plus their function: “PA,” “PN,” “DO,” “Adj.” or “Adv.”
4. Place brackets [ ] around each subordinate clause. Above the opening bracket, label the function of noun clauses. From clauses that function as adjectives or adverbs, draw an arrow from the opening bracket to the word that the clause modifies.
5. Place a vertical line after each main clause.
6. Write “App” above every appositive and draw an arrow from it to the word it is an appositive to.
6. Label each interjection (“Inj”), each noun used as an adverb (“NuA”), and each example of direct address (“DirA”).
There was a roller coaster which knew just when to stop and start so that none of the children could ever hurt themselves upon it, and a little play grocery, a little play candy store, and a little play ice cream parlor so that the children could go there at any time and get cookies and candy and ice cream whenever they wished. You may be sure it was a very happy place to live and the children made Sally Migrundy very happy. At first the creatures who lived in the whispering forest were surprised to hear the happy laughter and to see so many children playing about, but they soon grew accustomed to the children and came right up to the grocery and candy store and ice cream parlor to be fed.