3. Punctuating dialogue
‘Where were you at ten o’clock yesterday morning?’ the policeman
asked.
John thought for a moment and then said, ‘I was shopping.’
‘Where?’
‘I can’t remember.’
‘Try to remember. It’s important.’
John sighed and fidgeted. He wished his mother would come in.
Perhaps he should offer the policeman a cup of tea.
‘Would you like a drink?’ he asked.
‘Not while I’m on duty,’ the policeman replied coldly.
CHAPTER 5
1. Forming plurals
ladies, companies, monkeys, tomatoes, boas, princesses, dances
2. Adding -ing
dining, living, hitting, hopping, skipping, writing, mating, mining
3. Forming adverbs
happily, joyfully, kindly, angrily, wonderfully, clearly, quickly, care-
lessly
4. Correcting the sentences
(a) Iknow you arethere.
(b) I cansee two ships on thesea.
(c) Did youknow their house isto be sold?
(d)Here isyour packed lunch.
(e)There is ahole in your jacket.
(f) You can go to Londontoo.
(g) The teacher kept in thewhole class.
(h) The violinist took abow.
(i) Because of the wind, thebough of the tree broke.
(j) Shepassed through the crowd.
(k) Hethrew the ball.
(l) No milk was left today.
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