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3. The man was very cold. The bishop gave him a ____________ bed to lie on.

4. The host treated the ____________ very well.

5. An honest man is always happy, but a ____________ man is not.

Grammar Skills

A. Beginning Sentences with ‘It’

Read the following example:
Sending the man to jail again would be terrible.

The sentence can also be written thus:
It would be terrible to send the man to jail again.

Now change the sentences as shown in the example. Begin with It.

1. Playing with fire could be dangerous.
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2. Getting admission here is easy.

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3. Waiting here would be a waste of time.
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4. Travelling by air would be expensive.

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5. Learning through computers would be interesting.
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B. Use of Let’s
Use your own ideas to complete the following. Begin with: Let’s.......

Let’s report it to the police.
1. There’s a theft in the house. __________________________________________________________
2. It’s time for dinner. ___________________________________________________________________

3. It’s already 11 p.m. ___________________________________________________________________
4. There’s a good show on TV. __________________________________________________________

5. There are no buses. ___________________________________________________________________

C. Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
Read the following example:

Possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives are used to show ownership or
relationship.

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