EXERCISE 59
([§§ 462–473], [pp. 191–196])
1. Point out the adjectives used as modifiers of the subject. Substitute for each an adjective phrase; an adjective clause ([§§ 467–468]).
1. Standing in the door was a tearful child. 2. A tall Scot shut off my view. 3. An iron mask concealed the prisoner’s face. 4. Honorable men pay their debts. 5. A tumble-down shed stood in the hollow. 6. A three-cornered hat was cocked over one of his ears. 7. The American Indians are becoming extinct. 8. An experienced stenographer should spell correctly. 9. A deep fosse or ditch was drawn round the whole building. 10. The royal army was assembled at Salisbury. 11. The mid-day meal was excellent. 12. The morning mist lies heavy upon yonder chain of islands.
2. Construct sentences, using the following adjective phrases as modifiers of the subject:—
- of great height;
- in a red hat;
- with black hair;
- from Cairo;
- to Indianapolis;
- from India;
- with high gables;
- of brilliant plumage;
- on the rear platform;
- in a state of intense agitation;
- between the two ships;
- over the mountain;
- on the summit of the tower.
3. Substitute (if possible) an adjective clause for each adjective phrase in the sentences you have just written.
4. Point out all participles used as modifiers of the simple subject in Exercise 42. Write ten sentences containing such modifiers ([§ 469]).
5. Construct ten sentences similar to those in [§ 470] (with infinitives modifying the simple subject).
6. Write ten sentences containing nouns or pronouns in the possessive case used as modifiers of the subject ([§ 471]).
7. Write ten sentences containing nouns in apposition with the subject ([§§ 88, 5]; [472]); five in which a noun clause is thus used ([§§ 386], [473]).