162 / IMPROVE YOUR WRITTEN ENGLISH Although it was so cold, Judith decided to play tennis at the club. Then she discovered that her tennis racquet, which was very old, had a broken string. Because there was no time to have it mended, she knew she would not be able to play and she angrily threw the racquet across the room. It knocked over a china figurine which broke in half. She started to cry. When the telephone rang, she rushed to answer it but it was a wrong number. She picked up the broken ornament. If she found some superglue, would she be able to mend it? Before she broke it, she had forgotten how much she liked it. As she had nothing better to do, she decided to go to the town to buy some glue. While she was shopping, she met Dave who invited her to a party that evening. She was thrilled as she had been feeling very depressed. John was furious. He stormed out of the house slamming the door behind him. Never again would he try to help anyone. He’d gone to Peter to offer financial aid and Peter had angrily thrown his offer back in his face. Surely he could have shown some gratitude. Now he would be late for work and he had an early appointment with an important client. The sun shone down from a brilliant blue sky, the slight breeze ruffled the long grass, the scent of roses was all around and the 3. Adding phrases CHAPTER 3 1. Putting in the full stops 2. Adding conjunctions or relative pronouns (a) Flinging open the door , he hurtled into the room. (b) He broke his leg falling off his horse . (c) Mr Samson, a tall, elegant man , walked on to the stage. (d) Climbing into bed , she thought about the events of the day. (e) Bouncing her ball , the child giggled. (c) Everyone had done his (her) work. (d) The crowd was enthusiastic. 2. Using commas