31) The manager said that the sale would last for two days
The manager said that it would be a two day sale
It’s about Nouns Functioning as Adjectives
In first sentence, the word “days” functioning as noun, while in second sentences it should be changed be “day” functioning as adjective is singular is “two day”
32) She drove fast enough to win the race
It’s about Enough
It should be followed by “fast enough” not “enough fast” because the word “fast” is adjective.
33) We have to drive around the bay because the bridge was detroyed in the storm
It’s about Because/Because of
It should be followed by conjunction “because” caused it must always be followed by a complete sentence is there are subject+ verb as complement.
34) We had so good a time at the
party that we hated to leave
It’s about So/Such
Before adjective is “good”
should be followed by “so” because after adjective “good” followed by the word
“a”
35) Martha was delivering the
documents to the department
The documents were being
delivered by Martha to the department
It’s about Passive Voice
In second sentences, The
subject is changed by “The document” and the object is changed by “Martha
because the subject of first sentence be passive without change tense before.
36) Ellen got Marvin to type her
paper
It’s about Causative Verbs
The word “got” indicate
after second person is “Marvin” should be followed verb in infinitive is “to
type” because second person to do something for the first person
37) This is book whom I have been looking
for all year
It’s about Relative
Clauses
The word “this book” is noun
that should be omitted to form one sentence and added by relative pronoun is
“whom” because it functions as two separate sentence
38) The man talking to the
policeman is my uncle
It’s about Relative Clause
Reduction
The verb be is “is” and the
relative pronoun is “ who” should be omitted because it reduces a sentence to
form relative clause reduction
39) She urged that we find another
alternative
It’s about Subjunctive
After the word “that” the
verb should be changed by regular verb 1 is “find” because it must form be verb
in simple form
40) He banged the arm both tightly
and quickly
It’s about Inclusives
Between adjetives should be
followed by conjunction is “and” because there is the word “both” function as a
pair in joining and the word “and” function as separate adjetives