Suggested answer for Exercise 9
Obviously, as far as the possible sample sentences are concerned, there are a lot of solutions for this exercise. As a guide, a sample set of sentences is given here.
| (1) | a | The soil of the forest is covered with leaves. (N plural of leaf) |
| b | The train leaves immediately. (V 3Sg form of leave) | |
| (2) | a | This behaviour of yours will lead to problems. (V) |
| b | Lead is considered to be one of the heavy metals. (N) | |
| (3) | a | That newspaper costs 2$. (V 3Sg form of cost) |
| b | The costs of the reconstruction must be urgently reduced by the committee. (N plural of cost) | |
| (4) | a | A fly has been found in the guests soup. (N) |
| b | Although they are birds, penguins cannot fly. (V) | |
| (5) | a | Whenever I go to the bathroom, the telephone rings. (V 3Sg form of ring) |
| b | Three rings for the elven kings under the sky... (J. R. R. Tolkien) (N plural of ring) | |
| (6) | a | Tears were rolling down on her face while listening to the story. (N plural of tear) |
| b | He tears a sheet from the pad. (V 3Sg form of tear) | |
| (7) | a | Our neighbours will water our plants while we travel. (V) |
| b | Could you please give me a glass of water? (N) | |
| (8) | a | Queen Elizabeth II rules the United Kingdom. (V 3Sg form of rule) |
| b | All players must follow the rules of this game. (N plural of ring) | |
| (9) | a | In the present situation, we cannot but wait. (Adj) |
| b | He gave me a fabulous present for my birthday. (N) | |
| c | The mayor will present the prizes after the competition. (V) | |
| (10) | a | Do not dare to touch it, it is mine. (pronoun) |
| b | This is the only copper mine of this country. (N) | |
| c | An Australian company will mine for gold in this village. (V) | |
| (11) | a | It is not probable that the left will win the elections. (N) |
| b | My uncle writes with his left hand. (Adj) | |
| c | Turn left at the corner. (Adv) | |
| d | Her boyfriend left without a word. (V past tense of leave) | |
| (12) | a | It has been a long night. (Adj) |
| b | Have you been here long? (Adv) | |
| c | I long to be with my husband. (V) | |
| (13) | a | I do not like fast food very much. (Adj) |
| b | You drive too fast. (Adv) | |
| c | Muslims fast during Ramadan. (V) | |
| d | In order to lose weight, she went on a fast. (N) |