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� 3. There are fish with undeserved bad reputations. -.c---- 4. Puffers in the ocean can look striking. 5. Puffers as a meal can be dangerous. -.c--- � 6. The tank near the center of the exhibit hall contains three small sharks. ..c:-- . Many species of sharks are perfectly harmless. -c----- 8. Only some of the world's sharks are dangerous. v:::-----v:::---9. The giant octopus from the waters off the Pacific Northwest coast appears dangerous. v:::---·..c--10. The many suckers on the tentacles of the octopus look frightening. 11. Do the tentacles of a jellyfish resemble -.c::----. those of an octopus? -c----� 12. The suckers along the arms of the starfish help it move around. 2. When he was young, Twain lived in Hannibat Missouri. v::- - 3. Hannibal is located on the Mississippi River. -c----4. Twain felt happy when he was on the Mississippi. ..c--- ..c---- 5. Early in his career Twain worked as a newspaper writer. 6. He traveled around the United States and ?'1 . E urope. m 7. ln�vel�York ?'1 to Europe and the Holy Land. 8. His travels resulted in a book, which he titled The Innocents Abroad. � 9. The book was published after his return. � 10. . In a short time the book became popular. 11. Twain became famous early in his career. 13. Lobsters have two kinds of claws. 12. He became well known as a humorist. v;:::---.. 13. Look for Twain's name in this anthology. 14. The manta is o� entertaining 14. In this�find Twain's best­ �h creatures m t e ocean. -.c---1 S. Another playful creature in the sea is the dolphin. 16. T�um also features a large exhibit of eels. -c----17. Some of the eels are six feet long. -c--..c----18. Are fish from the depths of the ocean brightly colored? ..c----19. Did you see every exhibit at the aquarium? -c--- -c--- ..c:--- 20. Here is a brochure with pictures of some of the exhibits. The Adverb Phrase, p. 64 Some answers may vary. v::;.. 1. Mark Twain was born in Florida, Missouri. EXERCISE 30 -..c known short st01y. � 1 S. Many writers have been influenced QY. Twain's works. -.c:--16. !f you are fond of humor, you will enjoy reading Twain's fiction. 17. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn � are loved by many. � novels ao Tom Sawyer and 18. In ho w m� Huck Finn appear? 19. Are the characters Tom Sa wyer and Huck -� Fmn based on real persons? 20. I co� easily ret'd Twain's fiction for hours. Adjective and Adverb Phrases, p. 65 The Participle, p. 66 EXERCISE A EXERCISE 1-t.Dt/� 1. On the first night, the hikers camped :?! near the @EgasRiver. �4D:T 2. Most of this artwork was created. 2, A part of the bro�t nearly hit the by ninth-W.� stud.en� �ADt/ 3. Everyone r have met at new school has ny been extremely �t�?ne. ADI/� 4. Throughout the summer, I worked as a ADLI r -,, - landscape gardener. ADt.l� S. For dinner we will serve baked chicken A-D:T,,,..-------:ii with rice and red beans. EXERCISE B f/-Dt/ ..c---.. 6. � the entrance to (tDJ the cave, we � discovered an old map. 7. The movie's ending took everyone ADv/! . AD.:T m.the theater by surpnse. 8. What are s� i�ences ADJ /."I between the African elephant and the Asian elephant? 9.(1cco�1.:Po�his recipe, the casserole should bfbaked for thi;1f�inutes. �BDJ 10, All of these lovely guilts were made b;Y?£ct. �AD:J 11. The development of the fntemet .--40Ll . hasv;::;changed our hves m many ways. qpt/� 12. Throu h the telescooe we could-see clearly .v::-----. 4 the rmgs aroun atum. 13. In the f?J?f�ed the kitten -zr,''f,7�:::::::=--=-..::.:...-=--=-r around • 1e c;uch. ,;_c... ____ 1. The pa�n made us nervous. 14. Aft�°sK� there still enough �ht for ph'dPo�a"phy? 15. Austi!:!,i Texas, has been the capital both ADJ 4DJ___..7i of a state and of a counb-y. runner on third base. 3. Our football team had a win�ason. 4. The hunQmal camouflaged itself. S. All new employees must first complete a . -� six-week trammg program. 6. The road sign read, "Watch for � falling rocks!" 7, I had forgotten to add di�ons to the salad. 8. One movie critic called the movie disturbing. 9. Throughout the storm the little puppy remained under the bed, whim�ing. 10. Would you please remove the whistling teakettle from the burner? � 11, Typed hastily, the report contained several \C ----.,I errors. 12. Harper Lee's only published novel is To Kill a Mockingbird. 13, Our cat's paw prints appear all over the � freshly painted picnic table. � 14. Startled, the young deer bounded across the creek � 1 S. .1Yi!!g in the shade, the dog quickly fell asleep. 16, Lifting the piano, the worker pulled a muscle in his back 17. When I rroofread my report, I found two � misspelled words. 31