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52 / P ART ONE: THE B AS ICS

‘But there’s the food to order, the wedding cake to make
and the dresses to buy.’
She started to clear the table. Brian moved to the door.
‘I have to go to the office today. I’ll be back for dinner,’ he
announced.
‘Wait,’ Ruth called. ‘I want you to do some shopping for
me. I’ve got a list somewhere.’

3. Punctuate the following passage:
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 cant remember its
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 im on duty the policeman replied coldly

See pages 163–4 for suggested answers.