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7. The new waiter soon will have earned enough for his vacation. 8. The new waiter quit, and the cook went wild. 9. Where’s the new waiter that you hired? 10. This is the new waiter I spoke of.
Exercise 3.2 Sample sentences are provided. 1. Some old friends came for a visit. 2. I found some old friends. 3. I gave the book to some old friends. 4. It was taken by some old friends. 5. He has met some old friends’ relatives. 6. Some old friends came up to me. 7. I went out with her because some old friends introduced us. 8. Come meet some old friends who just got in from Chicago. 9. Some old friends were approached by a strange man. 10. If she had loved me, some old friends would have told me so.
Exercise 3.3 Sample sentences are provided. 1. The new boss is nice. 2. Tom wrote the new boss a memo. 3. I quit because the new boss is so rude. 4. This is a package for the new boss. 5. I got this memo from the new boss. 6. The new boss has a large office, and I have a cubicle. 7. She was happy because the new boss gave her a raise. 8. The new boss has been shocked into reality by the job. 9. The new boss was being tested his first few days. 10. If you had helped us, the new boss wouldn’t have gotten so mad.
Exercise 3.4 Sample sentences are provided. 1. Two dangerous criminals escaped. 2. They began an investigation into two dangerous criminals. 3. They locked the doors because of two dangerous criminals. 4. He discovered two dangerous criminals’ fingerprints. 5. When I saw him, two dangerous criminals were talking to him. 6. Two dangerous criminals have been sneaking around the park. 7. I’m afraid because two dangerous criminals threatened me. 8. They’re looking for two dangerous criminals who escaped last week.
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