Define the following terms:

1. Verbals

2. Gerund

3. Participle

4. Infinitive

5. Phrase

6. Gerund phrase

7. Participial phrase

8. Infinitive phrase

9. Adjective

10. Positive degree

11. Comparative degree

12. Superlative degree

13. Direct speech

14. Indirect speech

15. Lead

16. Modifier

17. Predicate adjective

18. Objective complement

19. precaution

20. disarray

21. plunder

22. dab

23. ferociously

24. jinni

25. eking out

26. sheikh

27. dervish

Give the traits/qualities of the following characters:

A. Ali Baba

B. Kasim

C. 40 bandits

D. Marjanah

E. Queen Scheherazade

F. King Shahryar

G. Ali Baba’s wife

H. Ali Baba’s son

I. Kasim’s wife

J. the tailor

Complete the table by supplying the correct verb forms for the following terms.

Base Form Present Participle Past Participle

catch

speak

hide

meet

increase

taste

mix

keep

bound

hang

hear

begin

teach

weave

be

go

rise

revolve

come

Complete the table.

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

short

long

calm

kind

sweet

fine

rare

cute

large

wise

lovely

pretty

lonely

sudden

grateful

beautiful

delicate

good

bad

little

much

many

far

pleasant

fragrant

Identification

___________________ 1. An adjective that comes after the noun

___________________ 2. An adjective that comes after a linking verb

___________________ 3. An adjective that comes after a direct object

___________________ 4. An adjective in its simplest form

___________________ 5. An adjective used in comparison of two objects

___________________ 6. An adjective used in comparison of three or more objects

___________________ 7. It modifies or describes a noun or a pronoun

___________________ 8. A group of words that does not express a complete thought

___________________ 9. These are verb form that act as other parts of speech

___________________ 10. It gives the exact words of the speaker

___________________ 11. It gives the words of the speaker as reported by another person

___________________ 12. A verb form used as a noun that ends with –ing

___________________ 13. A gerund and its object or modifier

___________________ 14. A verb form that is used as an adjective that may be formed by

-ing or –d or –ed

___________________ 15. It consists of a participle and its modifiers and complements

___________________ 16. It is formed by adding the bas form of the verb to the word to

___________________ 17. It is an infinitive with its modifier

___________________ 18. It is the part of the news that introduces the information regarded

as most valuable in the news story.

___________________ 19. A printed source of the daily news report

___________________ 20. He is a poor woodcutter who suddenly became rich

Change each direct speech to indirect speech

1. “Do your best and leave to God the rest,” Sister Anne said.

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2. “Be generous with your praise, and stingy with you criticism,” she says.

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3. “Avoid popularity because it has many snares and no real benefit,” he counsels the

young.

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4. “Devise means for recycling waste materials,” the good mayor appeals to his

constituents.

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5. “Use things, not people,” she says.

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Construct sensible sentences using this pattern of series of adjectives.

ARTICLESDemonstratives

possessives

NUMERALa. Ordinalb. Cardinal

DESCRIPTIVENoun

modifiedOther words in the sentence

QualitySize /Shape

Age Color Noun used as adjective

The long slender

crystal-clear

raindrops fell.

Two chubbyfour-year old

nursery pupils came running.