Modern Grammar - Assignment 9 James Madison University

Instructions: [This assignment will be marked only as an acceptable or unacceptable effort.]

1. Do exercise 1 on page 115-116 in your text.
2. Do exercise 3 on page 120 in your text.
3. Determine which sentences below are using "better" as an adjective (comparative form of the adjective "good") and which are using the "better" as an adverb (specifically, as a manner adverb, the comparative form of the word "well." See textbook details on manner adverbs...). Explain your choices.
   1. The better man usually wins the race.
   2. You should learn to sing better.
   3. Who drives the better car?
   4. Lucinda's poems are good but Mirabelle's are better.
   5. After the tune-up, my car worked better.
4. Write sentences for each of the following conditions, and underline words as requested.
   

   1. A sentence that contains a predicative use of an adjective. (You can use the second blank in the test sentence for adjectives as your guideline for this.)

   2. A sentence that consists of nothing but a verb. Give a context for its use.

   3. A sentence that contains a gerund.

5. Finally, re-read the remainder of chapter 4 in preparation for next week's discussions. :)