The 1925 novel The Great Gatsby features the American Dream, romantic love,

and violence. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the novel.

The 1925 novel The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, features the

American Dream, romantic love, and violence.

 

-S-1c Phrases

Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into a single sentence by using a participial,

gerund, appositive, or infinitive PHRASE. Answers to even-numbered items can be found at

the back of the book.

EXAMPLE

1. Fitzgerald wrote the novel in the 1920s about the 1920s. The novel has been called a

timeless classic.

2. The book has been criticized for its morally despicable characters. This criticism is not as

common as it once was.

3. Nick Carraway is the first-person narrator. He introduces us to the main characters.

4. The mysterious, wealthy Jay Gatsby is obsessed with a goal. He is determined to win back

Daisy, who married another man.

5. Millions of copies of the book have been sold, but its early sales were unimpressive. The

sales were low between 1925 and 1940.

6. A 2012 stage production of the novel included every word of the text. That production ran

seven hours.

7. Critics called the 2000 TV version of Gatsby dreary and the 1974 film version lifeless. Robert

Redford starred in the latter.

8. Some critics of the 2013 film of Gatsby questioned the director’s decision. The director

replaced 1920s jazz with contemporary hip-hop.

9. Charles McGrath writes for the New York Times. He calls the novel “unfilmable because its

real power comes not from the plot but the prose.”

10. Yet critics did not entirely dismiss the 2013 movie. They acknowledged its appeal for a new

audience unfamiliar with the novel.

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