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The ___ treasure was discovered accidentally. (to hide)The hidden treasure was discovered accidentally.1. Yesterday she heard ________ news. (to surprise)2. The _______ tools must be returned by five o·clock. (to rent)3. The _______ rabbit stayed perfectly still. (to frighten)4. We had a _______ experience. (to frighten)5. The play is ________. (to entertain)6. The _______ picture hung on the wall. (to complete)7. That is an _______ story. (to interest)8. The king sat on a _______ chair. (to raise)9. The situation is _______. (to alarm)10. An ______ bowl covered the cake. (to invert)11. The ______ lullaby sent the infant to sleep. (to soothe)12. A _______ walkway joined the two buildings. (to cover)13. They laid the _______ clothes on the bed. (to fold)14. _______ smells floated out of the kitchen. (to entice)15. He stacked the _______ wood near the fireplace. (to chop)Answers17. Each of the following sentences contains an interpolated adjectival phrase which isseparated from the noun or pronoun to be modified by another noun or pronoun. Foreach sentence, underline the word to be modified, and correct the sentence by movingthe adjectival phrase so that it is positioned close to the word to be modified. Forexample:The bird perched in the tree, folding its wings.Folding its wings, the bird perched in the tree.Lighting a cigarette, the door was opened by a young woman.The door was opened by a young woman, lighting a cigarette.He searched for his keys, tired from the journey.Tired from the journey, he searched for his keys.1. Wanting to entertain us, the story was told to us by a nurse.2. She decided to apply for the position, attracted by the advertisement.3. Driving a brightly colored van, the parcel was delivered by a courier.4. He looked through the book, glancing from time to time at his watch.5. Wilted from the sun, we replaced the flowers.6. The fire delighted the children, crackling and throwing off sparks.7. Our friend made us a cake, wishing to do us a favor.8. Anticipating an entertaining evening, the arena was soon filled with eagerspectators.Answers18. This exercise contains sentences in which the noun or pronoun to be modified bythe interpolated adjectival phrase is missing. Below each sentence is a rewritten,partially corrected version of the sentence. Study the corrections which have alreadybeen made, and complete the sentences with personal pronouns which make sense inthe sentences. For example:

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