Grammar and Language Workbook

14. I like to participate in games rather than just watch.
15. Picking wildflowers is prohibited by law.
16. My best suggestion is to take the tollway.
17. Darnel has one serious fault, overeating.
18. Michael says his hobby is skiing.
19. Let’s plan to visit the museum together.
20. Needing money for the trip, Luis took a part-time job at a furniture store.
21. Reading about flying cannot compare to soaring above the earth.
22. George, hoping to master several business machines, is already an excellent typist.
23. Dancing into the night, Mary and Liam were oblivious to the time.
24. Xian is our best sprinter in running the hundred-yard dash.
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Cumulative Review: Units 1– 3
 Exercise 1 
Draw one line under each simple subject. Draw two lines under each simple
predicate. Circle each phrase used as a modifier.
The trees on the hill rustled mysteriously in the breeze.
1. Neither of the reports will be prepared before tomorrow.
2. The man in the brown derby looks like my uncle.
3. Having all the facts makes it easier to choose the best classes.
4. Hard-working and conscientious, Ellen had no trouble with the promotion.
5. Volunteering at the local day-care center is excellent preparation for a career 
in early childhood education.