UNIT 4 WEDDINGS
Possessives
Pronouns
Reading 1
COMPREHENSION page 95
1. T; 2. F; 3. F
THINK ABOUT IT page 95
Answers will vary.
4.1 Overview of Possessive Forms and
Pronouns
EXERCISE 1 page 95
1. F; 2. F; 3. T
EXERCISE 2 page 95
1. me your 2. your 3. I 4. our 5. you 6. us 7. their 8. themselves 9. me 10. you 11. yourselves 12. your 13. you 14. it 15. them 16. you 17. cousin’s 18. her 19. her
20.it21. me 22. her 23. her 24. her 25. our 26. us 27. my 28. your29. my 30. my 31. it 32. me 33. you 34. your
4.2 Possessive Forms of Nouns
EXERCISE 3 page 97
1. bride’s 2. bridesmaids’ 3. guests’ 4. women’s 5. Ross’s/Ross’
6. Today’s, newlyweds’ 7. children’s
EXERCISE 4 page 97
1. The bride’s name
2. The door of the church
3. The bride’s grandmother
4. The date of the wedding
5. The bride’s mother 6. The men’s tuxedos
7. The color of the limousine
8. The girls’ dresses
9. parents’ house
10. the cost of the wedding
11. The guests’ gifts
12. The groom’s brother
4.3 Possessive Adjectives
EXERCISE 5 page 98
1. my 2. My 3. her 4. his 5. Their 6. our 7. your 8. Its
EXERCISE 6 page 99
1. their 2. Their 3. its 4. her 5. my 6. her 7. their 8. her 9. His 10. their/his 11. her 12. their
4.4 Possessive Pronouns
EXERCISE 7 page 100
1. yours 2. My 3. brother’s 4. His 5. Mine 6. your 7. yours
8. their 9. ours 10. Our 11. Theirs 12. her 13. hers 14. Gina’s
15. uncle’s 16. My 17. His 18. brother’s
ABOUT YOU page 100
Answers will vary.
4.5 Questions with Whose
EXERCISE 8 page 101
1. Whose flowers are these? 2. Whose car is that?
3. Whose gifts are those? 4. Whose necklace is she wearing?
5. Whose advice did they follow? 6. Whose house did they use?
Reading 2
COMPREHENSION page 103
1. F; 2. F; 3. T
THINK ABOUT IT page 103
1. Possible answer: Advantages of a destination wedding include lower cost and fewer people attend; the fact that fewer people can attend could also be a disadvantage. It can be difficult for some guests to travel, especially older people or people with children.
2. The popular destinations are all warm and beachy.
4.6 Object Pronouns
EXERCISE 9 page 104
1. you 2. it 3. her 4. him 5. it; her 6. them 7. me; it 8. them
9. us; it
EXERCISE 10 pages 104–105
1. It 2. them 3. it 4. They 5. their 6. them 7. she 8. it
9. they/she 10. you 11. him 12. he 13. her 14. them 15. my
16. me 17. our 18. her 19. Your 20. them
EXERCISE 11 page 105
1. I 2. her; me 3. I’m; we’re 4. Our 5. Ours 6. our 7. them
8. They’re 9. Her 10. Their 11. I; her 12. he; me; He’s 13. Her
14. its; It’s 15. I; me 16. I; our; we’re
4.7 Refexive Pronouns
EXERCISE 12 pages 106–107
1. myself 2. himself 3. myself 4. yourself 5. himself 6. myself 7. myself 8. herself 9. yourself 10. themselves 11. myself
EXERCISE 13 page 107
1. himself 2. them 3. herself 4. him 5. myself 6. himself 7. it 8. themselves 9. yourself 10. you 11. me 12. you 13. me14. him 15. it 16. them 17. yourselves 18. it
Reading 3
COMPREHENSION page 109
1. T; 2. T; 3. T
THINK ABOUT IT page 109
Answers will vary.
4.8 Direct and Indirect Objects
EXERCISE 14 page 110
1. it to me 2. the groom a lovely poem/a lovely poem to the groom3. a poem to her/her a poem 4. you an invitation/an invitation to you 5. them an email/an email to them 6. my problem to them7. them a present/a present to them 8. it to you 9. them to you
4.9 Say and Tell
EXERCISE 15 pages 110–111
1. said 2. told 3. told 4. Tell 5. say 6. say/said 7. told 8. say 9. told; said
ABOUT YOU page 111
Answers will vary.
FUN WITH GRAMMAR page 111
She gave her husband a present.
She explained to him that it was for their anniversary.
He didn’t buy her a gift.
He cooked an anniversary dinner for her instead./Instead, he
cooked an anniversary dinner for her.
She told him it was delicious.
Reading 4
COMPREHENSION page 113
1. F; 2. F; 3. T
THINK ABOUT IT page 113
Answers will vary.
4.10 Subject Questions
EXERCISE 16 pages 113–114
1. Who takes the bride to the groom? 2. Who holds the rings?
3. Whose car has a “just married” sign?
4. How many couples have a destination wedding?
5. Which woman has a camera? 6. Which guests stay at a hotel?
7. How many people give money?
4.11 Wh- Questions
EXERCISE 17 pages 114–115
1. Where will the wedding be? 2. What did you buy?
3. Where does he live?/Where does the bride’s brother live?
4. How much (money) are you going to spend?
5. When did you receive an invitation?/When did you receive it?
6. Why does he need to buy a new suit for the wedding?/ Why does your brother need to buy a new suit for the wedding?
7. Why didn’t they invite our children?/Why didn’t they invite your children?
EXERCISE 18 page 115
1. What does the groom wear? 2. Who enters first?
3. When does the bride/she throw the bouquet?
4. Which women try to catch the bouquet?
5. Which women does the bride/she choose for bridesmaids?
6. What kind of music does the band play?
7. Who dances with the bride?
8. What kind of presents do the guests/they give?
9. Who cries at the wedding? 10. Where do the guests go after the dinner?
EXERCISE 19 page 116
1. helps you 2. cooks in your house 3. cleans in your house
4. children do you have 5. go to school 6. goes to private school
7. do you recommend 8. does she work for
EXERCISE 20 page 117
1. Who’s 2. Who(m) 3. Who 4. Whose 5. Who’s
ABOUT YOU page 117
Answers will vary.
REVIEW page 119
1. you 2. Tell 3. your 4. It 5. Her 6. it 7. Theirs 8. ourselves
9. the situation to them 10. them our budget 11. our 12. attended
13. Sara’s grandfather 14. happened 15. him 16. Her 17. He’s
18. Your 19. Mine 20. did you get 21. name of the church
22. my uncle’s house 23. His 24. Whose 25. did she borrow
26. them to us 27. them 28. Sara and me 29. You’re 30. Lisa and I
31. knows 32. her
EDITING PRACTICE pages 120–121
1. C 2. it’s 3. C 4. My sister and I 5. C 6. them 7. Our 8. C
9. her 10. parents 11. C 12. them permission 13. My
14. themselves 15. told 16. their 17. C 18. their 19. them 20. C
21. your 22. your 23. them 24. C 25. they’re 26. Who’s 27. C
28. his 29. He’s 30. Their 31. C 32. my husband and I 33. C
34. my sister and me 35. It’s 36. parents’
UNIT 5 AMERICAN HERITAGE
Nouns
There + Be
Quantity Words
Reading 1
COMPREHENSION page 125
1. F; 2. T; 3. F
THINK ABOUT IT page 125
Answers will vary.
5.1 Noun Plurals—Form
EXERCISE 1 page 126
1. Airports; 2. People; families; 3. dinner; 4. snacks; nuts;
chips; guests; 5. potatoes; 6. calories; 7. cities; Thousands;
8. Children; 9. tradition; 10. families
EXERCISE 2 page 127
1. hours, /z/; 2. turkeys, /z/; 3. cranberries, /z/; 4. potatoes,
/z/; 5. children, Ø; 6. families, /z/; 7. guests, /s/; 8. ships, /s/;
9. men, Ø; 10. women, Ø; 11. apples, /z/; 12. peaches, / z/;
13. spices, / z/; 14. pies, /z/; 15. knives, /z/; 16. deer, Ø;
17. watches, / z/; 18. taxes, / z/; 19. pots, /s/; 20. geese, Ø;
21. dishes, / z/; 22. months, /s/; 23. lives, /z/; 24. plants, /s/
EXERCISE 3 pages 127–128
1. women; 2. men; 3. potatoes; 4. children; 5. cranberries;
6. apples; 7. neighbors; 8. pies; 9. guests; 10. dishes; 11. feet
5.2 Using the Plural for Generalizations
ABOUT YOU page 128
Answers will vary.
5.3 Special Cases of Singular and Plural
EXERCISE 4 page 129
1. men; 2. children; 3. student; 4. million; 5. Millions;
6. guest; 7. holidays; 8. Thousands; 9. eighties; 10. pajamas;
11. hundreds; 12. hundred
Reading 2
COMPREHENSION page 131
1. F; 2. T; 3. T
THINK ABOUT IT page 131
Answers will vary.
5.4 Count and Noncount Nouns
EXERCISE 5 page 132
1. freedom; 2. health; 3. advice; 4. corn; 5. snow; 6. work;
7. friendship; 8. honey
5.5 Nouns That Can Be Both Count and
Noncount
EXERCISE 6 page 133
1. a. Pilgrims, b. freedom; 2. a. nature; 3. a. trees, b. birds,
c. fish; 4. a. peace, b. friendship; 5. a. food; 6. a. pie;
7. a. advice, b. corn, c. vegetables, d. knowledge;
8. a. experience; 9. a. meat, b. beans, c. bread, d. berries;
10. a. fortune; 11. a. plants, b. medicine; 12. a. information,
b. holidays
5.6 Units of Measure with Noncount Nouns
EXERCISE 7 page 134
1. cup; 2. stick; 3. cloves; 4. stalks; 5. cups; 6. teaspoon;
7. tablespoon; 8. cup
EXERCISE 8 page 134
1. loaves of; 2. glass of; 3. stick of/tablespoon of; 4. cloves
of; 5. cup of; 6. slice of/piece of; 7. piece of/sheet of; 8. piece
of; 9. heads of; 10. piece of
ABOUT YOU page 134
Answers will vary.
5.7 A Lot Of, Much, Many
EXERCISE 9 page 136
1. a lot of; 2. a lot; 3. many; 4. many; 5. a lot of; 6. a lot of;
7. many/a lot of; 8. much/a lot of; 9. a lot of; 10. much;
11. many; 12. a lot of; 13. a lot of; 14. much
Reading 3
COMPREHENSION page 138
1. T; 2. F; 3. T
THINK ABOUT IT page 138
Answers will vary.
5.8 There + a Form of Be
EXERCISE 10 page 139
1. F; 2. T; 3. F
EXERCISE 11 page 139
1. are there; 2. There are; 3. there were; 4. were there; 5. There were; 6. there were; 7. there’s; 8. It’s; 9. there was; 10. it; 11. they; 12. It’s; 13. they; 14. there are; 15. are there; 16. There are
EXERCISE 12 page 140
1. a. It’s, b. there’s, c. was; 2. a. It’s, b. Are there, c. are;3. a. are there, b. are, c. are (there); 4. a. There’s, b. it, c. it;
5. a. Is there, b. isn’t, c. Are there, d. aren’t; 6. a. There’s,
b. they; 7. a. they, b. were
5.9 Some, Any, A, No
EXERCISE 13 page 141
1. a. some, b. any; 2. a. any, b. some, c. any, d. a; 3. a. no,
b. any, c. some, d. some
Reading 4
COMPREHENSION page 143
1. T; 2. F; 3. F
THINK ABOUT IT page 143
1. Possible answers: Maybe they didn’t know anything about the language, or thought it was too complicated. Maybe they didn’t trust the Navajos.
2. The Navajo code would be difficult to break first because the language itself is very complicated; and second, since there weren’t many military words in the Navajo language, special words had to be developed for them, thus concealing the messages further.
5.10 A Few, Several, A Little
EXERCISE 14 page 143
1. A few; 2. a few; 3. several; 4. several; 5. a few; 6. A few; 7. a little
5.11 A Few
vs. Few; A Little vs. Little
EXERCISE 15 page 144
1. a. a little, b. very little, c. Very few, d. a little, e. a little, f. a
few, g. very little; 2. a. a little, b. very little, c. a little, d. very
little, e. a few, f. a little, g. a few, h. very few, i. very few
5.12 Too Much/Too Many vs. A Lot Of
EXERCISE 16 page 145
1. too much; 2. too much; 3. too many/a lot of; 4. a lot of; 5. a lot of;
6. too many; 7. too much/a lot of; 8. a lot of; 9. a lot of; 10. a lot of
REVIEW page 147
1. an; 2. several; 3. a; 4. little; 5. unemployment; 6. Poverty;
7. some; 8. advice; 9. a big city; 10. a; 11. many; 12. no; 13. a
lot of; 14. experience; 15. very few; 16. people; 17. A few;
18. A few; 19. a lot of; 20. a lot of; 21. music; 22. friends
EDITING PRACTICE page 149
1. year; 2. C; 3. C; 4. children; 5. much; 6. (so) many; 7. a few;
8. C; 9. C; 10. food; 11. One of my sisters; 12. C; 13. delete;
14. sugar; 15. too; 16. a lot of fresh fruit; 17. bottles of
soda; 18. C; 19. a lot of time; 20. C; 21. C; 22. a lot; 23. any;
24. homework; 25. very little; 26. C; 27. delete; 28. (so)
many; 29. C; 30. there are; 31. C
UNIT 6 A HEALTHY PLANET, A
HEALTHY BODY
Modifiers
Adverbs
Reading 1
COMPREHENSION page 153
1. T; 2. F; 3. T
THINK ABOUT IT page 153
Answers will vary.
6.1 Modifying a Noun
EXERCISE 1 page 153
1. F; 2. F; 3. T
EXERCISE 2 pages 153–154
1. important; 2. enough; 3. full; 4. low; 5. thin; 6. American;
7. overweight; 8. national; 9. health; 10. heart; 11. high;
12. growing; 13. physical; 14. agricultural; 15. big;
16. Modern; 17. hard physical; 18. daily; 19. short;
20. walking; 21. average; 22. active; 23. Today’s; 24. life
6.2 Adjectives
EXERCISE 3 page 155
1. high; 2. important; 3. greasy; 4. sick; 5. one; 6. worried; 7. tired;
8. sweet; 9. busy; 10. growing; 11. healthy; 12. rich, ones; 13. valuable
EXERCISE 4 page 156
1. thin; 2. married; 3. beautiful park; 4. located; 5. tired; 6. a small one;
6. a very good idea; 8. expensive; 9. harmful; 10. global;
11. a very interesting article
6.3 Noun Modifers
EXERCISE 5 page 157
1. Population; 2. world; 3. food; 4. shopping; 5. health; 6. heart;
7. walking; 8. farm; 9. rain; 10. cow
EXERCISE 6 page 158
1. shopping cart; 2. child seat; 3. year-old; 4. TV commercial;
5. cereal box; 6. sugar content; 7. eyeglasses; 8. toothbrush;
9. potato chips; 10. orange juice; 11. check-out line; 12. health food
ABOUT YOU page 158
Answers will vary.
Reading 2
COMPREHENSION page 160
1. T; 2. T; 3. F
THINK ABOUT IT page 160
1. The three reasons are: they are healthy; they live in a small, friendly community; they can live comfortably. Other answers will vary.
6.4 Adverbs
EXERCISE 7 page 161
1. hardly; 2. hard; 3. very; 4. quickly; 5. regularly; 6. honestly;
7. neatly; 8. well
ABOUT YOU page 162
Adverbs:
1. regularly; 2. well; 3. frequently; 4. occasionally; 5. late;
6. positively; 7. nicely; 8. hard; 9. happily; 10. completely
Statements will vary.
6.5 Adjectives vs. Adverbs
EXERCISE 8 page 163
1. happy; 2. healthy; 3. regularly; 4. physically; 5. greatly; 6. Regular;
7. hungry; 8. good; 9. occasionally; 10. bad; 11. recently; 12. hardly;
13. hard; 14. tired; 15. frequently; 16. well; 17. sick; 18. dramatically
ABOUT YOU page 163
Answers will vary.
Reading 3
COMPREHENSION page 165
1. F; 2. T; 3. F
THINK ABOUT IT page 165
1. Possible answers: How deeply people sleep; if their sleep is interrupted; how much they move; breathing patterns, etc.
2. Answers will vary.
6.6 Too, Too Much, Too Many, and Enough
EXERCISE 9 page 166
1. too; 2. enough; 3. too; 4. too; 5. too much; 6. too much;
7. enough; 8. too much; 9. too much; 10. enough; 11. too much
ABOUT YOU page 166
Answers will vary.
6.7 Too and Very
EXERCISE 10 page 167
1. very; 2. very; 3. too; 4. very; 5. too; 6. too; 7. very; 8. too;
9. too; 10. too; 11. too
ABOUT YOU page 167
Answers will vary.
REVIEW page 169
1. very, night’s; 2. well; 3. farm; 4. fast; 5. hard; 6. many;
7. world population; 8. sleepy; 9. enough sleep; 10. well;
11. great; 12. hour; 13. regularly; 14. alert enough; 15. late;
16. very; 17. year; 18. too; 19. extremely; 20. very; 21. too
EDITING PRACTICE page 171
1. C; 2. well; 3. very; 4. whole; 5. C; 6. fried chicken; 7. too;
8. orange juice; 9. C; 10. C; 11. C; 12. three-hour; 13. get
home late; 14. too; 15. tired; 16. careful; 17. C; 18. C;
19. C; 20. his food quickly; 21. sweet; 22. good enough;
23. carefully; 24. C; 25. a very healthy diet; 26. hard
