Exercises

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1. The chances of my winning the election were so dismal that I decided to quit before the votes were counted.

2. I won the wager that my bachelor friend would be married by June.

3. Kit Carson's keen eyesight protected him from the peril in the forest.

4. While escaping from the bank, the robbers forced the teller recline to on the floor of their car.

5. Since the shack was vacant, we did not expect to hear the terrible shriek which came from it.

6. With a sinister smile, the gangster invited Martha into his Cadillac.

7. You cannot conceal the truth when you are questioned by the keen lawyer.

8. It is said that many ghosts inhabit the old Butler house.

9. In frigid weather I always wear three or four sweaters.

10. After standing guard duty for four hours, I became completely numb.

11. As the closet was opened, the corpse fell out, frightening the janitor out of one year's growth.

12. With the promise of a raise in pay, my boss tried to tempt me to stay on in the job.

Sentences.

1. The corpse was covered with a white sheet.

2. Will not trying to conceal the true now.

3. Yesterday have been truly dismal.

4. He was looking at me frigid.

5. We inhabit on this planet.

6. My leg and arm are numb.

7․ She was injured and in peril.

8. Grandma recline on a couch and watch TV.

9. There was shriek in the club.

10. His face had a sinister expression.

11. She tempted me to start my diet.

12. They made a wager with me.