Writing 8Name:

Ramirez

Editing: NOUNS

Use the words in parenthesis to create adjective or noun modifiers that fit the given sentences. Put words in the correct order; add hyphens or commas if needed.

  1. Many animals are harmed by ______in their habitat. (interference / human)
  2. Some birds are hunted for their ______. (feathers / multicolored / beautiful)
  3. Crocodiles are hunted for their ______. (leathery / thick / skin)
  4. There is another threat to ______. (animal / species / in the wild / endangered )
  5. The animals are being pushed off the earth by our ______. (population / human / growing/ rapidly)
  6. ______pollution enters water and kills sensitive amphibians. (human / made)
  7. ______housing developments are built on land where animals live and hunt. (large / modern / new)
  8. ______habitats and ______pollution are two silent killers of endangered species. (shrinking / quickly) (toxic / massive / ongoing )
  1. Ex. 9 Complete the sentences with the noun in parenthesis. Be careful! Do you need singular or plural?
  2. That food is for ______. It is ______food. (cat)
  3. John’s son is ______old. He is a ______boy. (three years)
  4. I have twin ______. (two years old)
  5. You’ve got to read a ______novel? (260 pages)
  6. A silversmith made these with her own ______. They’re ______earrings. (hand)

Replace the underlined phrases with noun compounds, possessives, or compound modifiers.

1)A burglar entered the garage of the family named Grey yesterday
and stole the car belonging to the family.

2)Novels written by Hemingway have a distinct style.

3)I have a very nice lamp that sits on a desk in my room.

4)There is a store that sells shoes across from the store that sells groceries.

5)Everyone is expected to produce a report of ten pages.

Write a compound using the given words with the given meaning.

1. CASE, HEAD - "a crazy person"

2. HORSE, RACE - " a competition"

3. KNIFE, STEAK - "a knife used for cutting food"

4. PEN, BOARD, WHITE - "a pen for writing on a classroom white board"

5. LADY, BIRD - "a black and red insect"

6. HORSE, RACE - "a horse used for racing"

7. ROOM, STUDY - "a room where you study"

8. BOOK, SONG - "a book of songs"

9. UNITED, ORGANIZATION, NATIONS - A political group

10. OFFICE, WORK - "work done in an office"

11. YEAR, SIX, OLD, KID - " a child born 6 years ago"

12. BOARD, KEY - " a special board with keys used for computing"

Correct the errors in the sentences. Each sentence contains one error.

  1. Naguib Mahfouz was a world, famous Egyptian writer.
  1. The troops were on the side of the road when two deers ran past them.
  1. The three main agreements arising from the first negotiation session was very promising.
  1. They told us that the committee were waiting for us in the conference room.
  1. Physics are a very challenging subject for a lot of students.

Write noun phrases using the correct order of adjectives.

  1. screen old beautiful a Japanese
  2. big polished several tables rectangular wooden
  3. cake one small round delicious
  4. black the rapper young French
  5. modern valuable watch My gold
  6. red new Chinese carpet charming small Their yellow
  7. box black One Canadian big old
  8. silver small charming A necklace
  9. short An Chinese interesting proverb

Explain the meanings of the sentence pairs: are they the same or different?

  1. "I saw four-foot high cacti."
  2. "I saw four foot-high cacti."
  1. "I ran a four-minute mile."
  2. "I ran a mile in four minutes."
  1. "The child ate a dish of cold cereal."
  2. The child ate a cold dish of cereal."

What do you call ...

  1. a gauge that measures the amount of gas digitally
  2. soup made from vegetables and beans
  3. a device that opens cans that runs on electricity
  4. a spoon made of silver that is used to eat soup
  5. a dish that holds food for cats
  6. a box that holds shoes which have high heels
  7. six stools that are made to rest your feet on
  8. some stools that are six feet high
  9. the wife of a man who sweeps out chimneys
  10. a device that cleans by means of a vacuum
  11. a device that dries hair that belongs to Pam
  12. a champion in the sport of swimming at top speed
  13. pie made from cream that is flavored with chocolate
  14. a swimmer who has won awards
  15. a device that beats eggs that was made by the Braun company
  16. the horse belonging to the children of the Garcia family