 EXERCISE 10. Review: modifying adverbial phrases.

(Chapter 18)
Directions: Underline the adverb clauses in the following. Change the
adverb clauses to adverb phrases if possible. Make any necessary changes
in punctuations, capitalization, or word order.

1. Alexander Graham bell, a teacher of the deaf in Boston,

invented the first telephone. One day in 1875, while he was running a
test on his latest attempt to create a machine that could carry voices,
he accidentally spilled acid on his coat. Naturally, he called for
assistant, Thomas A. Watson, who was in another room. Bell said,
“Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.” When Watson heard words
coming from the machine, he immediately realized that their
experiments had at last been successful. He rushed excitedly into to
the other room the tell Bell that he had heard his words over the
machine.
After Bell had successfully tested the new apparatus again and
again, he confidently announced his invention to the world. For the
most part, scientists appreciated his accomplishment, but the general
public did not understand the revolutionary nature of Bell’s
invention. Because they believed the telephone was a toy with little
practical application, most people paid little attention to Bell’s
announcement.

2. Wolves are much misunderstood animals. Because many

people believe that wolves eagerly kill human beings., they fear
them. However, the truth is that wolves avoid any contact with
human being. Wildlife biologists in the United States say there is no
documented case of wolves attacking humans in the lower 24 states.
More people are hurt and killed by buffaloes in Yellowstone Park
than have ever been hurt by wolves in North America.
Because they are strictly carnivorous, wolves hunt large
animals such as elk and deer, as well as their mainstay, small animals
such as mice and rabbits. And they are particularly fond of sheep.
Killing ranchers’ livestock has helped lead to wolves’ had reputation
among people.
Because it was relentlessly poisoned, trapped, and shot by
ranchers and hunters, the timber wolf, a subspecies of the gray wolf,
was eradicated in the lower 48 states by the 1940s. not one wolf
remained. In the 1970s, after they realized a mistake had been made,
U.S. lawmakers passed laws to protect wolves.
Long ago, wolves could be found in almost all areas of the
Northern Hemisphere throughout Asia, Europe, and North America.
Today, after are found in few places, principally in sparsely
populated areas of Alaska, Minnesota, Canada, and the northernmost
regions of Russia and China.
 EXERCISE 11. Review: modifying adverbial phrases. (Chapter 18)
Directions: Complete the sentences. Punctuate carefully.
1. After having finished my ….
2. Before going to ….
3. Since coming to ….
4. Sitting in the park the other day ….
5. Having heard a strange noise in the other room ….
6. Being new on the job ….
7. Being the largest city in the United States ….
8. Upon reaching our destination ….
9. Receiving no answer when he knocked on the door ….
10. Exhausted by the long hours of work ….
 EXERCISE 12: Errors analysis: general review. (Chapter 16, 17, and
18)
Directions: Correct the errors.
1. I was very tired, go to bed.
 I was very tired, so I went to bed. OR: I was very tired and went to
bed.
2. Because our leader could not attend the meeting, so it was canceled.
3. I and my wife likes to travel.
4. I always seat belt before to start the engine.
5. I don’t like our classroom. Because it is hot and crowded. I hope we
can change to a different room.
6. The day was very warm and humid, for that I turned on the air
conditioner.
7. Upon I learned that my car couldn’t be repaired for three days, I am
very distressed.
8. Having missed the final examination because, the teacher gave me a
failing grade.
9. Both my sister and my brother is going to be at the family reunion.
10. I hope my son will remain in school until he will finish his degree.
11. My brother has successes in business because of he works hard.
12. Luis stood up, turned toward me, and speaking so softly that I
couldn’t hear what he said.
13. I was lost. I could not find my parents neither my brother.
14. Having studied Greek for several years, Sarah’s pronunciation was
very essay to understand.s