5 FEBRUARY 2004

1. Line 4 (error) will mark (correction) marks
2. Line 5 (error) intersected (correction) intersect
3. Line 7 (error) had grown (correction) have grown
4. Line 8 (error) encompassed (correction) encompasses
5. Line 10 (error) will cut (correction) cuts
6. Line 11 (error) were (correction) are
7. Line 13 (error) had (correction) have
8. line 15 (error) will be (correction) came
9. Line 18 (error) come (correction) came
10. Line 20 (error) know (correction) knew

1. can/will
2. could/can/will/shall
3. would/should
4. may/can/should/could
5. could/can/would/will

1. Mrs Diantha said that the child had not thought about anything else but her looks
2. Mrs Diantha said that if she were to see Amelia doing such things, she would be firm with her.
3. Mrs Wheeler told the other grandmother that she had never seen such hair as that poor child had in all her life.
4. Mrs Wheeler asked Mrs Stark if the Starks had always had such very straight hair.
5. Mrs Wheeler said that Amelia was a good child and that beauty was not everything.

15 FEBRUARY 2005

Line 2 (error) had (correction) has
Line 4 (error) were (correction) are
Line 6 (error) brought (correction) brings
Line 9 (error) was (correction) is
Line 11 (error) listened (correction) listen/will listen
Line 12 (error) became (correction) will become
Line 13 (error) learnt (correction) will learnt
Line 15 (error) see (correction) saw
Line 22 (error) drinks (correction) drank
Line 23 (error) was (correction) is

Please refer to the answer sheet at the back of the book for the answers for modal verbs.

1. Sri murmured that she was very sorry about little Oi and sad that she had done all she could to help him.
2. Sri said that she had told Dao that and she said that he had not had enough meat and milk.
3. The student disagreed with Dao and said that if anything was to blame, it was the system of paying such a high rent.
4. Jinda said that Dao couldn’t help that and suggested that they went home because Dao was tired.
5. Her grandmother wanted Jinda to go after her sister because Dao was without a mother and a child. She also said that Jinda was the closest one to Dao then.