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5. Completing the passage
There were no ships on the sea that morning. She could see the
white foam as the waves crashed on the shore. She would know
when their car arrived as it would drive through the gate. Idly, she
threw a stone into the sea. The boughs of the trees on the cliff were
swaying in the wind. It was too cold to sit still. Kicking off her
sandals, she noticed she had two holes in her socks. She had
intended to wear her new ones. Her hair ribbon had also come
undone and crossly she tied it in a bow and stood up, holding her
shoes. Now she could hear the car

6. Using initials
n. noun
v.t. verb transitive
v.i. verb intransitive
a. adjective
adv. adverb

7. Making use of synonyms
It was a sunny day so the children decided to have a picnic. They
sauntered along the cliff path and clambered down to the beach.
The waves crashed on the shore as they ate their delicious lunch.

CHAPTER 6

1. Putting in apostrophes
Carefully he picked up John’s bundle. It wasn’t very heavy. He
glanced warily at the cave’s entrance. It was very dark. The picnic
baskets still lay where they’d been thrown. He stepped into the
cave and almost fell over a pile of little rubber tubes that looked
like mice’s tails. Inside there was a boulder of rock. Its smooth
surface glistened like gold. John’s hands shook. He wished
he’d stayed with his brothers. His parents’ quarrel had upset him
and that was why he’d run away. In a week’s time they were going
on holiday. He wished now that he’d stayed at home as he’d been
told.