His work and ideas have gone very WELL so far.

Some stage roles are (real, really) difficult.

Many actors have to (drastic, drastically) change their appearances and behavior.

Actors may also have to do a (quick, quickly) wardrobe change between scenes.

4.2- Fill in the blank, using the comparative or superlative form of the adjective in parentheses.

Asia is the ________________ continent in the world. (large)

Antarctica has _________________ people than Africa. (few)

Certainly, Europe has a _________________ climate than Antarctica. (good)

The Alps are some of the ____________________ mountains in the world. (beautiful)

And however beautiful I'm sure Mt. Everest would be, climbing it sounds ____________________ than swimming with a bunch of sharks in the ocean. (appealing)

4.4- Fill in the blank, using the comparative or superlative form of the adverb in parentheses.

Mercury is seen ________________ at twilight than at midnight. (well)

It moves around the sun _______________ than earth does.(quickly)

Of all the planets, Venus shines ________________. (brightly)

Mars lies ______________ from the Sun than Venus does. (far)

We know _________________ about Mars than about any other planet. (much)

7.1- For each of these sentences, find the preposition and the OBJECT.

When the Inuit hunt, they often do not stay long in one place.

During the summer, they may sleep in tents.

They travel by sled throughout the cold winters.

At night, they may build igloos from snow.

A skilled builder can make an igloo in a couple of hours.

7.3- For each of these sentences, find each adjective phrase and the (noun) it modifies.

People everywhere in the world need food.

C.H. McCormick was the oldest son of a farmer from Virginia.

McCormick's invention of the reaper was a great success.

The reaper could quickly harvest the wheat crop at any farm.

His company, out of all others, became a leader within the farming industry.

7.4- For each of these sentences, find each adverb phrase and the (verb, adjective, or adverb) it modifies.

Knights rode on paths during the Middle Ages.

Before the automobile, people did their errands on foot.

However, these ancient lanes are safe from destruction.

The footpaths wind up hills, down valleys, and through fields.

One path stretches from northernmost England to the southern coast.

7.6- For each sentence, choose the correct preposition in parentheses.

(Beside, Besides) the inventions of the automobile and the airplane, there has been the growth of American cities.

(Between, Among) those affected by these changes were artists.

(Between, Among) William Glackens and John Sloan, William Glackens was feistiest artist.

In one of his portraits, a woman with an umbrella is walking over a bridge (beside, besides) another woman with an umbrella.

Appositives- For each sentence, fill in the blank with the phrase that functions best as an appositive.

Ponyboy, ______________________, loved both of his brothers but got along with Darry much better.

My house is never quiet due to Aaron, _______________________.

Our essay topic, _________________, also happens to be the subject of this week's field trip.

Appositives- Choose the correct placement for the commas in this sentence.

Kimberly’s favorite band In Doubt performed in her town on her birthday.

Stephen claims he is an expert at making the world’s greatest sandwich the grilled cheese.

The best speller in her class Ai hoped someday she would make it to the National Spelling Bee.