Question

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CLASS
for CHAPTER 14: THE PHRASE
Adjective and Adverb Phrases B
14c. An adjective phrase modifies a noun or a pronoun
14d. An adverb phrase modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb.
ADJECTIVE PHRASES
ADVERB PHRASES On Saturday night, we went to a jazz concert.
DATE
We climbed a mountain with a steep slope on the west side.
GRA AR
EXERCISE A Underline each prepositional phrase in the following sentences, and draw an arrow from the
phrase to the word it modifies.
Example 1. The first perfect score in Olympic Games history was earned by Nadia Comaneci.
1. Nadia Comaneci competed in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
2. Her performance on the uneven bars occurred during the first game day.
3. This fourteen-year-old girl from Romania received a judges' mark of 10.00.
4. In the gymnastic events, Nadia earned a total of three gold medals and seven perfect scores.
5. Nadia was very happy about the first perfect score in Olympic history.
6. Nadia's achievements led many young girls to gymnastics classes.
7. In 1980, she won two gold medals and two silver medals.
8. She was also enjoying her fame in Romania.
9. She came to the United States in 1989.
10. There, she met a fellow gymnast, Bart Conner, whom she later married in Bucharest, Romania
11. I recently saw an excellent movie about space travel.
12. In the movie, the travelers explored distant planets.
13. They visited one planet with rings that resembled Saturn.
14. Across its surface, the planet also had huge mountain ranges.
15. I really enjoyed the scenery in that movie.
EXERCISE B For each sentence below, underline each adjective phrase once and underline each adverb
phrase twice.
Example 1. How often do you go to the movies?

Answer 1

Certainly! Here are the answers to the exercises you provided:

Exercise A:
1. Nadia Comaneci competed in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
Prepositional phrase: "in the 1976 Olympic Games"

2. Her performance on the uneven bars occurred during the first game day.
Prepositional phrase: "during the first game day"

3. This fourteen-year-old girl from Romania received a judges' mark of 10.00.
Prepositional phrase: "from Romania"

4. In the gymnastic events, Nadia earned a total of three gold medals and seven perfect scores.
Prepositional phrase: "In the gymnastic events"

5. Nadia was very happy about the first perfect score in Olympic history.
Prepositional phrase: "about the first perfect score"

6. Nadia's achievements led many young girls to gymnastics classes.
Prepositional phrase: "to gymnastics classes"

7. In 1980, she won two gold medals and two silver medals.
Prepositional phrase: "In 1980"

8. She was also enjoying her fame in Romania.
Prepositional phrase: "in Romania"

9. She came to the United States in 1989.
Prepositional phrase: "to the United States"

10. There, she met a fellow gymnast, Bart Conner, whom she later married in Bucharest, Romania.
Prepositional phrases: "in Bucharest, Romania"

11. I recently saw an excellent movie about space travel.
Prepositional phrase: "about space travel"

12. In the movie, the travelers explored distant planets.
Prepositional phrase: "In the movie"

13. They visited one planet with rings that resembled Saturn.
Prepositional phrase: "with rings that resembled Saturn"

14. Across its surface, the planet also had huge mountain ranges.
Prepositional phrase: "Across its surface"

15. I really enjoyed the scenery in that movie.
No prepositional phrases in this sentence.

Exercise B:
Underline each adjective phrase once and underline each adverb phrase twice.

Example 1. How often do you go to the movies?

There are no additional sentences provided for Exercise B. If you have any more exercises or questions, feel free to let me know!