Suggested Answers CHAPTER 1 1. Completing the sentences 2. Replacing nouns with pronouns CHAPTER 2 1. Correcting sentences (a) The harassed housewife rushed into the shop. (b) Sarah ran across the road. (c) Queen Victoria was not amused. (d) Oxford University won the race. (e) His cousin was very angry. (f) He wanted to play tennis. (g) The telephone was ringing. (h) He worked on the computer. (i) The castle was a ruin. (j) The dog bit John. Sarah was working in her office. She looked out of the window and saw the window cleaner. The windows were very dirty. They needed cleaning. She asked him if he had rung the front door bell. He said he had. He asked if she wanted her windows cleaned. She said she did want them cleaned. He said the garden gate was unlocked. She was sure she had locked it. When the window cleaner rang the door bell for the second time, she heard it. (a) The Government is preparing to discuss the new Divorce Bill. (b) That class is very noisy today. 161