If the noun ends in a sibilant sound, either voiceless or voiced, then the plural is pro¬nounced as a separate unstressed syllable fazl rhyming with "buzz," spelled -es. (Of course, if the singular already ends in a silent t\ we would add just an -5 as in horse-horses, or else we would have crazy spellings like X horse-es.) | Adverbs 209 Order of adverbs There is a strong tendency to use the different classes of adverbs in a certain left-to-right order. People usually follow this order when they use more than one class of adverb 1 manner 2 place 3 time 4 reason. Here are some examples Manner Place Time Reason I bought some sandwiches at the grocery this morning for lunch You need to practice seriously every day to get any better The plane circled the field with its engine roaring all afternoon It rained heavily in the mountains during the night due to a warm front I found an apartment for Anne by advertising in the paper Sunday Fred did the dishes after breakfast because there wasn t a clean dish in the house The pipe started leaking badly under the sink this morning Exercise Move the adverbs in each of the following sentences to follow the proper manner-place-time-reason left-to-right order. because it was so hot in our kitchen last night at a restaurant We ate dinner. We ate dinner at a restaurant last night because it was so hot in our kitchen. 210 Verb Phrases 1. over the weekend at the gym I hurt my knee. 2. this afternoon by replacing the circuit board They fixed my computer. 3. because the flow is so restricted loudly all the time The river roars. 4. at the Marriott since our offices were being repainted We had our sales presentation. 5. because he was calling from his cell phone so loudly He talked. 6. to keep current with their needs every year carefully We survey all of our customers. 7. since we had dealt with that issue before at once I recognized the problem. 8. for their generous leave policy a lot Everyone liked the company. 9. before we took any action thoroughly We investigated the problem. 10. this afternoon at the gym because it was so hot I got very tired. 11. for a few minutes to give them time to get organized Can you postpone the meeting 12. every weekend at school Our son is taking advanced placement courses. 13. because the material was new to us a great .
