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7 
Exceptional Uses with the Verb To Be
7-1 
1. My daughter is afraid of the dark. 2. Is Jason right? 3. She wasn’t hungry for breakfast this morning.
4. Please open the windows. I am very hot. 5. I am not ashamed of the size of my shoes. 6. Cathy was 
thirty-three years old on her last birthday. 7. We were very thirsty after the race. 8. You are wrong 
again. 9. I am not right all the time. 10. Are you scared of thunder? 11. He wasn’t afraid of the
lightning. 12. I was cold this morning. 13. Are the guests hungry? 14. My mother and father were 
ashamed of my behavior. 15. Is your son scared of spiders? 16. I am not eighteen years old. 17. Bill is 
happy because he is right. 18. I am cold because of the snowballs in my pocket.
7-2 
1. wasn’t 2. Were 3. isn’t 4. were 5. is 6. was 7. isn’t 8. am 9. isn’t 10. is 11. Was
12. is 13. Are 14. Was 15. Was 16. weren’t 17. isn’t 18. Were 19. wasn’t 20. aren’t
21. is 22. Was 23. aren’t 24. am 25. are 26. Were 27. wasn’t 28. is 29. isn’t 30. was
31. is 32. Is 33. wasn’t 34. are
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8 
Adjectives
8-1 
1. The cute little house is for sale. 2. It is a very sharp knife. 3. He is a tall, handsome man. 4. It was a 
cold, windy day yesterday. 5. I want a black leather jacket. 6. They drink prune juice every morning.
7. The big, green bug is in my shoe. 8. Elizabeth is a French teacher. 9. The ugly, hairy spider is in the 
kitchen. 10. Canada is a big, beautiful country. 11. The English test was hard. 12. He was a nice 
policeman. 13. Look at the beautiful white snow. 14. The little green frog is in the pond. 15. It was a 
huge whale.
8-2 
1. It was a long, hard winter. 2. I need a new silver watch. 3. My right hand is sore. 4. I want the 
round balloons. 5. We like to watch old movies. 6. Look at the bright stars in the sky. 7. I like BBQ 
chips. 8. They want chocolate cake for dessert. 9. I love Mexican food. 10. He is a wealthy 
lawyer. 11. You draw funny pictures. 12. It was a long, boring meeting. 13. My left knee is 
swollen. 14. The kids like junk food. 15. We like to make rhubarb pies. 16. I hate strawberry 
yogurt. 17. We wear white shoes to school. 18. They are identical twins.