Writing John Langan, English Skills s 26

THE FIRST AND SECOND STEPS IN WRIT1NG 27

Topie se nte nee:

a.    We had to wait a half hour even though we had reserved a table.

b.    Our appetizers and main courses all arrived at the same time.

c.    The busboy ignored our requests for morę water.

d.    The wrong desserts were delivered to us.

3. Topie sen te nee:

a.    My phone goes dead at certain times of the day.

b.    When I talk long distance. I hear conversations in the background.

c.    The linę to the phone service center is busy for hours.

d.    My telephone bill includes three calls I never madę.

4.

Topie se nte nee:

a.    The crowd scenes were crudely spliced from another film.

b.    Mountains and other background scenery were just painted cardboard cutouts.

c.    The "sync” was off. so that you heard voices even when the actors' lips were not moving.

d.    The so-called ‘‘monster” was just a spider that had been filmed through a magnifying lens.

5. Topie sentence:

a.    In early grades we had spelling bees. and I would be among the first ones sitting down.

b.    In sixth-grade English. my teacher kept me busy diagraming sentences on the board.

c.    In tenth grade we had to recite poems. and I always forgot my lines.

d.    In my senior year. my compositions had morę red correction marks than anyone else‘s.