Expand each of the following adjectives into 1. A phrase; 2. A clause; and then use these three modifiers in three separate sentences of your own construction. " who has energy, An energetic man will succeed. A man of energy will succeed. A man who has energy (or who is energetic) will succeed. Honest, long-eared, beautiful, wealthy. Expand each of the following possessive nouns into 1. A phrase; 2. A clause; and then use these three modifiers in three separate sentences. +Model+.—Saturn's rings; the rings of Saturn; the rings which surround Saturn. Saturn's rings can be seen with a telescope. The rings of Saturn can be seen with a telescope. The rings which surround Saturn can be seen, with a telescope. Absalom's hair; the hen's eggs; the elephant's tusks. Change the following simple sentences into complex sentences by expanding the participial phrases into clauses. The vessels carrying the blood from the heart are called arteries. The book prized above all other books is the Bible. Rivers rising west of the Rocky Mts. flow into the Pacific ocean. The guns fired at Concord were heard around the world. +To the Teacher+.—For additional composition exercises with particular reference to adjective clauses, see Notes, p. 177. |