HALVING 2
 

EXERCISE 20(A)

I will see if I can get all the spots off the pots.

The farm boys are digging out all the muddy pits.

The tots are sleeping in the warm soft beds.

We are going to make some bids for these high value goods.

The ladies were having many chats on the subject of cats.

Buy a jacket that fits and that avoids looking too loose.

Too big a workload in a day jades the senses.

His thoughts were always on how to keep his assets safe.

This layout for the office omits all the desks and mats.

They took some shots of the fish in the nets.

They had some debates on the new methods of selling.

If he expedites the new stock, the shop can sell the hats.

The high tide wets the top of the jetty two times each day.

“Bidst” and “didst” are always used with the historic “thou”.

Thou bidst me to come but thou didst not see me.

I have paid my taxes and repaid all the debts.

The bill for the work on the house is still unpaid.

I tied the small boy’s shoe laces but he untied them.

I like to write code and I can soon encode all this stuff.

If you can read code, you can easily decode what it says.

Bill keyed in the door code but Jack mis-keyed it.

I can take rapid notes for you when you do your talk.

I have noted what he said and also noted the date he said it.

She inked the page of text and took a first copy of it.

EXERCISE 20(B)

All the windows of the house had a coating of ice.

The boys are acting out a historic scene.

The scene involves some fighting on top of a castle.

We are avoiding the city for shooting our film.

I am waiting for the heating firm to repair the boiler.

I saw them lifting all the boxes into the car.

I saw Betty patting the new dog on the head.

Our customers are opting to wait for our sales days.

As I was spotting animals, I saw the dog hurting the sheep.

He was chatting to those who were bidding at the sale.

You are omitting to put in the dates of the meetings.

I will be deeding the house and goods to my family.

EXERCISE 20(C)

She had an awful pout on her face all day long.

The spout on the teapot spewed the tea too fast.

I will write about all the things that they did.

He had a bout of illness and some doubt about his job.

He bowed his head and thanked them for coming.

We are endowed with enough money to buy that car.

We queued all day to buy the cute soft toys for her birthday.

He had an acute attack of asthma on the day of the meeting.

The car skewed off the road and hit the house.

She vowed never to come back to that bad hotel.

She is an avowed purist who writes books about her views.

We viewed the factory and spoke to them about the dispute.

The firm has issued a notice to refute what they said.

We are not happy that the family has this feud going on.

The kid was pouting and spouting about how unfair it was.

I am not doubting that they were disputing the rate of pay.

I will be refuting all that the officer has said about it.

We are working to put a stop to all this feuding.

When she pouts, her face is awfully sad looking.

We have fixed the pipe spouts on the side of the house.

He firmly refutes what they say about the disputes.

They have had several bouts of illness this year.

He doubts if they can fix the items for us.

The feuds are going to cause much hurt for the families.

Last night was good but the first two nights were bad.

Some say that the sky does not have a finite length or size.

My holiday is for a fortnight and I leave in a fortnight’s time.

I will ignite the match, so that it ignites the fire wood.

Lignite is a type of coal and some lignites are a light colour.

The cat likes night-time when it can go out catching mice.

Getting to the meeting on time was quite a nightmare.

The fighting of the dogs is giving me nightmares.

A nightcap is to keep your head warm at night.

The noisy foxes walk right past our house nightly.

This book has ignited a desire to write a book of my life.

The heat of the fire is igniting the dead wood in the forest.

EXERCISE 20(D)

The cat walked softly on the path to the house.

It swiftly caught a mouse that came out of its hole.

We can fitly speak of the dog as our good buddy.

He wrote exactly what we said on his notepad.

She wrote vividly about her time in the United States.

He has studied these business methods avidly.

He was deservedly caught in the act by the officer.

She put the new sheets next to the bedpost.

The aptness of what he wrote caused the book sales to rise.

The badness of his acts caused the judge to jail him.

We may arrive late due to the tightness of the schedule.

The deadness of the forest was caused by the heavy snow.

The room was dotted with loose items so I tidied them up.

He dictated the notes, I edited them and dated all the pages.

The firm that audited the books is situated in the city.

I hesitated to pat the dog as it looked quite agitated.

They are devastated that the days off are not being rotated.

His attitude is that the notes of the meeting must be restated.

The firm states that the staff are good at doing these jobs.

All the facts that we know about were stated at the meeting.

Paula is quite sedate, and likes to sit and chat in the park.

The horse had to be sedated so the vet could work with it.

The scene was quite static, with no animals moving about.

The static in the rug might give you quite a shock.

We saw a multitude of sheep walking past the farm.

Multitudes of tourists were walking along the city roads.

The exactitude of his notes is quite amazing*.

I think he does not have the aptitude to do this type of work.

His rectitude when talking to them is a good thing.

I think that his getting that job is not in the least a certitude.

* Always insert the vowel sign in "amaze" and "amuse" and their derivatives

EXERCISE 20(E)

I have sent them the details of the hotel at which we stayed.

I have a busy schedule of work all this week.

All this snow does not deter me in the least.

The horse lives in a paddock at the bottom of the hill.

I wish to have the name of that academy he spoke about.

This new academy is situated right next to the hotel.

You must detach the form that is at the bottom of the page.

Our new house in the avenue is detached on all sides.

I will dedicate my book to all of our dedicated staff.

I can deduct this money but some of it is already deducted.

I will see if I can detect what is going on at the factory.

We have detected an error in the wiring of the house.

The deck of the boat was bedecked with pots and tubs.

This horse is shod but I see those horses are still unshod.

The subject of how hot it could get was hotly debated.

He was haughty, spoke haughtily, his haughtiness was awful.

The deck is wet and its wetness may make you slip.

I have weighty things to do but the weightiness is too heavy.

EXERCISE 20(F)

I piped the icing onto the cake and popped it in the box.

My dog’s name is Poppet and he bobbed about in the pool.

The kid bopped the cat on the head with a page of his book.

I have now mapped all the roads, paths and hills in this village.

She cooked a meal which we judged to be the best.

The car was caked in muddy ice when it came back.

This part is cogged so that it makes the next part move.

I like the house to stay safe, so I locked the doors at night.

I looked for that bike but could not locate a dealer that sells it.

We like to select the best type of cake for the café.

A legate is an envoy who works for a higher officer.

They have now logged all the data on the website for us.

The firm has logged the whole forest this year.

I have lagged the pipes in the house in case it gets icy.

All these errors are going to affect your exam pass.

What you study is going to affect your choice of job.

The effect of the sun was to make the beach stones too hot.

Wash all the food so it does not infect the meal.

It is a fact that they had faked the name on the bank cheque.

The car window was fogged so I wiped it off.

He defied his fatigue, to navigate the yacht back to the bay.

That essay took a minute but checking took sixty minutes.

I saw a minute spot of red ink on the page of the book.

You must laminate the notice and put it on the office door.

I nominate Alice Leigh tonight for this highly paid job.

This new book of his is going to disseminate all his thoughts.

A tenet is a thing that is held to be the right thing to do.

This mark in the text denotes you should read the footnote.

I will animate the story of the bear and donut into a film.

A thing that is inanimate is not alive and is not moving.

EXERCISE 20(G)

The poor family has no access to food that is pure.

The high cost of the repair has caused us to lose money.

The car smash was fatal and it is futile to wish it was not so.

He was fatally stabbed and the accused denied it all futilely.

The next item in the show is our newest design for coats.

I saw a shiny nugget and an ingot of steel in the workshop.

It is a thankless task and folks can be so thoughtless.

They worked tirelessly and thanklessly for long hours.

He was going on quite thoughtlessly, with too many details.

If you deal honestly with customers, they will come back.

The kids were sitting nicely with the toys in the living room.

This item is for the list and that item is off the list.

The boys avoid going past the vicious dog.

The staff evade the rules and say they were not given them.

We must invite these folks but not let those lads invade.

The sparrows rose in the sky to quite a high altitude.

The map shows that the city is located at a southerly latitude.

Fortunately I only have to go to the office fortnightly.

This package is for those in the old house up the road.

The cake is for this family and the donuts are for these boys.

Ask him if these are the right items and if those are wrong.

Ask the customer if this was what he was looking for.

Take my bike to those boys and give the boxes to these boys.

I am taking the bus to this office each day at six.

He has a photo of me and I also have a photo of him.

Give the pages to me and take that book to him.

This package is for me and that box of books is for him.

The money saved for the year is for her to buy some toys.

It is now for her to decide who does the audit for the year.

It is quite usual for her to pay for the costs for the year.

I shall go to the bay, as I wish to swim in the sea.

When I wish to go to the bank, I shall take the city bus.

We shall go to the hotel and when we wish we can eat.

I will eat some of those tomatoes and a piece of this pear.

I will buy two of those hats and four of these pairs of socks.

I think the kids would like to have some of this cash.

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