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is to get the already convicted to tell a tale on their bosses in
return for cuts in their own sentences.
2. a) The boys were sitting happily on the ground. The burn-
er was blazing, the kettle was on and, going by the gales of
laughter, they were having a ball. b) If you listen to members
of the same sex talking to each other, you are likely to hear a
man describe his wife as a ball and chain.
3. a) Donald was a man who knew with utter clarity which side
his bread was buttered on. b) These dogs were originally
bred in Scotland to round up sheep.
4. a) He made her a toy horse, using just some straw and bam-
boo twigs. b) This time they did not take a maid as far as the
lady decided to cook on her own.
5. a) On the evidence so far, it’s unlikely that the storylines will
have us reeling in the aisles. b) That would look weird not
finding the British Isles on the map if you were a 2
nd
year stu-
dent.
6. a) This gives architects and designers the power to build an
environment, explore it and maybe do some designing on
the fly. b) “Is it midnight already?” “Well, you know what
they say – time can fly quickly when you are having fun.”
7. a) It was really the British who, by digging their heels in, pre-
vented any last-minute deal. b) Time heels all the wounds no
matter how deep they are.
8. a) The play is well acted but the plot is weak. b) It will cost
you an estimated £10 per week to feed one dog.
9. a) There are many things a child who is under the weather
can do to stimulate his mind and imagination. b) The ques-
tion arose as to whether his behaviour was unlawful.
10. a) My mother and my grandmother were both married at 24
and at that age I suddenly thought I can miss the boat – but
I have a wider world than they ever had. b) Miss Taylor has
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never been outside her cosy and calm town and felt proud
about that.
11. a) This traditional rite is performed only by the women of
this village. b) We put a bandage on his knee, gave him a bis-
cuit and a cup of tea and he was right as rain.
exeRCIse 57.
In the following sentences, find the words which can have homo-
phones in the English vocabulary system. Provide these homo-
phones.
1. He woke up as usual and listened to see if it wasn’t rain-
ing that morning. He heard not sound. Again, he closed his
eyes.
2. Stephen’s bed was empty. Next to it, on the stool, a half-
drunk glass of water and a packet of blue tablets glim-
mered.
3. The wet on the towel was from dew. It was strange, that the
towel was not touched by the campers.
4. And the soul – how does it free itself from the body? And
where? What part of the body does it lurk in?
5. The principal rattled on about the rules and procedures and
Evony listened loosely and looked around the room with
bored eyes.
6. Currants are unsurpassed for jelly, but are also good in pies
and sauces, especially when mixed with fruits that have body
but lack sprightliness.
7. There are over 300 different kinds of freshwater mussels in
the United States and Canada. Their shells come in many dif-
ferent colours and textures.
Systenatic .Character .of .the .Vocabulary: .Synonyms, .Antonyms, .Homonums
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8. The cat’s paws also have scent glands that leave their own
special scent on their territory. And this is why they mark the
most visible portions of a house.
exeRCIse 58.
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