SUGGESTED ANSWERS / 165 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 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. 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. 1. Putting in apostrophes CHAPTER 6 7. Making use of synonyms 6. Using initials 5. Completing the passage n. noun v.t. verb transitive v.i. verb intransitive a. adjective adv. adverb