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... was most unusual … . 9. It looked funny … . 10 . It is quite evident … . 11 . Isn’t it wonderful … . 12 . It is doubtful … . 13 . It is a pity … . 14 . It was a shame … . Exercise 4. Use the ... . 10 . This was in some measure due to her … , which had not yet left her. 11 . They were alone for an hour, because Tony was taking his … nap. 12 . Lucy stopped and turned, and faced him … . 13 . ... Christie) .12 .He fancied that only by force of will she kept herself upright (after Strange). Section 3. Writing Practice. Unfinished Stories Exercise 1. Write a story of about 10 0 -12 0 words,...

... never realized what he lacked. 10 . John was … by the hypnotic atmosphere. 11 . Bread … were always scattered under the kitchen window and birds used to feast there. 12 . The dog … the bone, and ... had ever tasted. 13 . He got so … over the idea that he thought he should go at once. 14 . Then, above that humid silence, there came a nagging song like the song of a … . 15 . The boys were sure ... is shut like an angry face. 10 . His legs in … boots supported his bulky body like columns. 11 . I never thought that … could be any good – persuasion was my weapon. 12 . A … of relief escaped...

... beside her bed in the … room. 10 . Now every impression was … , every part of me singularly aware: eyesight, hearing, sense of smell, all had been in some way … . 11 . The word was uttered in a ... fishing match is, to many … the crowning event of the year. 10 . She was at grammar school and had 56 ideas about becoming a dress … . 11 . No … ever came to see her, cigar in one hand and a film ... but they are not obligatory.) 1. I returned to the city. I had been born there. I had been absent for many years. Many of its narrow streets had been 51 These last three examples of fragments...

... purse. 10 . I came out again. 11 . I went back to the shop. 12 . It was full of women all talking excitedly. 13 . I looked at several dresses. 14 . I chose one that was marked five pounds. 15 . I ... to pay for it. 16 . I found, to my dismay, there was only three pounds in it. 17 . Fortunately, the shop assistant was sympathetic. 18 . She promised to keep the dress for me. 19 . I left three ... teacher … the books among the children. 10 . He complained that there were too few … in their community. 11 . The weather has been very … this spring. 12 . The continued use of war as a method...