#61520 SCHEDULE OR PACE Schedule
(The following is from a bank brochure.) Decide the form and function of the strutures in bold (or, as in the case of #4, in italics).
Investors should avoid (1)getting caught up in short-term events. The biggest mistake people can make is (2)to try to time the markets. We have a basic recommendation that sums it up: It's not market timing, but time in the market that matters. ...Your retirement plan not only can help you keep up with inflation, it can help you beat it. The key is (3)to choose investments with strong potential (4)to outpace the inflation rate. Because stocks have historically outpaced inflation by the widest margin over time, they may be the most appropriate investment for a long-term goal, such as retirement. When choosing investments, it's also important (5)to remember the benefits of diversification and asset allocation. Diversification involves (6)including a mix of different types of investments to help manage risk. (7)Including bond and money market investments in addition to stocks may help you minimize your losses over time. When one type of investment takes a dip, another may be holding steady or gaining value. Even during retirement, it's important (8)to keep inflation at bay. Most financial advisors recommend (9)devoting at least a small portion of your investment mix to stocks throughout your Golden Years.
(9) ger - DO-------(8) inf - Adj comp----------(7) ger-sub-
(6)ger- DO-----
(5) inf - Adj comp------(4) inf-adjectival (noun modifier)
(3) inf - Sub Comp-----(2) inf - Sub Comp------(1) ger - DO
Identify the form of the following highlighted structures--nominal "that" clause, relative clause, adverbial clause, interrogative clause, gerund phrase, participle phrase, or prepositional phrase.
Margaret recalled a simple, wooden box (1)she had bought many years ago in Athens with her last traveler's check. (2)Parting with it reluctantly, the old man (3)who sold it to her had at first demanded a price far beyond what she could afford on the day before her scheduled flight home to New Jersey. Perhaps he had been moved by (4)seeing a tear in her eye, or perhaps he was just a good salesman (5)trying to get as much as he could for a relatively valueless item. (6)What she remembered clearly, however, was the clarity in her decision. Without (7)asking herself (8)why she wanted the box, she signed the check, (9)knowing (10)that she would go hungry (11)until lunch was served on the airliner twenty hours later.
Answers: 11. adverbial clause, 10. nominal "that" clause (direct object), 9. participle phrase (adverbial), 8. interrogative clause (direct object), 7. gerund phrase (object of preposition), 6. interrogative clause (subject), 5. participle phrase (adjectival), 4. gerund phrase (object of preposition, 3. relative clause, 2. participle phrase (adverbial), 1. relative clause