Writing Better English for ESL Learners

“We could swim during the day, and at night

or ,”

John said. “And we could go shopping .”

Mary was happy with the idea, because

and.

John wouldn’t mind spending time at the beach, because he knew

. But there still was a problem.

“ ?” Mary suddenly

asked. “Do we have enough in the bank?”

John thought a moment, and then he

. He opened the desk drawer and
. He showed Mary

, but she.

John smiled at her and said, “Don’t worry.

. And if it’s not enough, we can

.”

“Oh, John,” Mary said happily. “Now

. This vacation .”

Then he kissed her cheek, because

.

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