Lesson 7 Assignment 1

1. Jeff, one of the biggest men you could imagine, walked heavily through the antique store, while Ginnie's eyes looked quickly at each item left quivering in his wake.

Seven feet tall and 340 pound Jeff sauntered through the antique store as Ginnie glanced at each quivering item.

2. The big fuzzy dog lazily fell to the floor.

The massive sheepdog slumped on the floor.

3. A dirty homeless man walked across the street slowly, as the large crowd of people quickly walked around him.

The crowd dispersed as the vagabond ambled across the street.

4. The pretty girl who sits at the front desk and answers the phone, carefully typed a letter quitting her job to her big fat employer.

The receptionist painstakingly typed a resignation letter to her chauvinistic boss.

5. The mean looking, bald cop, a really little guy, loudly told us to move quickly from the area.

The pugnacious cop bellowed at us to move from the area.

6. The thin taxi driver suddenly braked, causing Beth, his passenger, a blonde haired, blued-eyed woman, to rapidly react.

Petite, blonde-haired, blue-eyed Beth grabbed the "oh shit" handles when the beanpole cabbie slammed on the brakes.

7. When Ted walked in I noticed right away that he was dressed impeccably, but when he started talk I hastily moved away, as his breath was very bad.

Dapper as Ted was, halitosis accelerated my exit.

8. Nancy, the oldest woman in our office, works very diligently, and faithfully arrives early every day.

Matron of the office, Nancy exhibits superlative work and attendance.

9. Sally sat silently, waiting for someone else to speak first.

Sally waited for someone to speak.

10. I anxiously waited for my brown-eyed, beefy husband to get home, so I could happily tell him the news.

On pins and needles as my pudgy husband entered the house I blurted out the news with delight.

11. Carlita walked silently through the pitch black of the deserted, empty house, fingers pushing lightly on each closed door.

Carlita slid her feet along the floor of the pitch black forsaken home gently testing each door.

12. John hurriedly ate his burger and fries.

John wolfed down his burger and fries.

13.The little eyed girl quietly moved behind the couch to hide from her big brother.

The squinting girl crouched behind the couch from her older brother.

14. She wrote the report unusually neatly.

She wrote a meticulous report.

15. I was vivisbly upset when the big scary man looked at me with evil eyes.

I trembled as the humongous man raked me with his evil eyes.