Suggested answers
CHAPTER 1
1. Completing the sentences
(a) The harassed housewife rushed into the shop.
(b) Sarah ran across the road.
(c) Queen Victoria was not amused.
(d) Oxford University won the race.
(e) His cousin was very angry.
(f) He wanted to play tennis.
(g) The telephone was ringing.
(h) He worked on the computer.
(i) The castle was a ruin.
(j) The dog bit John.
2. Replacing nouns with pronouns
Sarah was working in her office. She looked out of the window and
saw the window cleaner. The windows were very dirty. They
needed cleaning. She asked him if he had rung the front door bell.
He said he had. He asked if she wanted her windows cleaned. She
said she did want them cleaned. He said the garden gate was
unlocked. She was sure she had locked it. When the window
cleaner rang the door bell for the second time, she heard it.
CHAPTER 2
1. Correcting sentences
(a) The Government is preparing to discuss the new Divorce Bill.
(b) That class is very noisy today.
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