Chapter 2 Grammar

Silver may be combined with gold to make jewelry.

Polynesians settled the islands hundreds of years ago.

Identify the Direct Object: What a terrific game those two teams played!

Have you heard the best part of all?

Do you have tickets for the game?

What strange times those must have been!

Our driver Cesar, who was a guide at the ruins.

I lent Yolanda my baseball glove.

Which country has the largest gold reserve?

Which team won the Super Bowl last year?

Is Leon your first or middle name?

The resort with its tropical climate and hot springs.

Some aspects of Polynesian culture may seem unusual to tourists.

Have advances in science weakened belief in magic?

The chefs are Esther and her brother.

The Marliave Ristorante has always been my favorite one.

Tahiti has spectacular waterfalls and streams.

The French government claimed the fourteen islands.

All summer the weather has been hot and dry.

The islands must have seemed a paradise to those original settlers.

The word bullion refers to bars of ignots of gold or silver.

Which is a compound subject?

Native to Asia is the Malayan sun bear.

Usually the children remain quiet and still during storytelling time.

Is the current president of the United States a Democrat or Republican?

When did the United States stop minting gold coins?

The store manager offered each of the applicants a part-time job.

We have always been avid fans of ice hockey.

Pass me that book.

The capital city is Papeete on the island of Tahiti.

Shana's dream has come true, for all summer long Shana will be the magician's assistant.

Identify the complement: Tahiti is one of the principal islands of the Society Islands.

Various writers and artists have illustrated the beauty of Tahiti.

Please tell me what you think.

The island air smelled fresh and clean.

Predicate Nominative or Predicate Adjective? This is a fine restaurant.

I am interested in the history of magic.

Within steel and concrete vaults at Fort Knox lie bars of pure gold.

Are any of these library books overdue?

During a hike in the mountains, I observed many kinds of wildlife.

I am weaving my aunt and uncle a tapestry with pictures of hummingbirds and magnolias.

The Malayan sun bear, smaller than any other species of bear.

Winners of more than one Super Bowl include San Franciso, Dallas, and Pittsburgh.

Are these horses free to roam the ranch?

The prices at the Marliave seem reasonable and affordable.

Inhabiting the mountain forests of South America is the spectacled bear.

A leaf of gold is less than one millimeter thick.

Identify the predicate adjective: This song was popular during the summer of 1999.

Identify the simple subject: Gold melts at 1064 degrees Celsius.

My stepsister is two years older than I am.

At one point during the show, the magician makes Shana seem to float in the air.

Is French a Romance language, too?

Made our way back.

Stop!

What fun that would be!

Papeete appears gracious and colorful

Does that salsa taste too spicy?

Agoraphobia is the fear of being in large open places.

Identify the indirect objects: My neighbor pays me twenty-five dollars for mowing his lawn.

The island's exotic fruits may have tasted strange but delicious to them.

The strawberries should be ripe in a few days.

Are you and Willis close friends?

Bears are powerful predators.

Since 1936, most of the gold in the United States has been kept at Fort Knox.

The tracks left by the bear's prey.

Keep this information, for it may be helpful to you later.

Their recipes are traditional.

How many records did Jerry Rice set?

A fine mess this is!

Imagine spending your summer being sawed in half and pulling rabbits out of a hat.

The tropical vegetation was remarkable.

Maxine baked us a vegetable pizza.

North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.

Islanders were selling fresh papayas.

The only applicants for the job were Josh and I .

Our first island adventure was a visit to a coral reef.

Identify the predicate nomitative: Your lab partner will be either Michael or she.

Which is a compound verb?

Why does the old cellar always smell dank and musty?

Spanish is one of the Romance languages.