Writing Exercise

“I can’t believe you missed the (triplets') birthday party. If you had been (there) you would have seen that (they're) all out of (their) minds.“

“I had to work. (Whom) did you go with?”

“Evelyn drove (me and Margaret) to the party.”

“How is Margaret?”

“She is (well). It was good to see her. She has a new job. She works for a charity and is doing good.”

“Did the guests-of-honor get a lot of (presents)?”

“They got tons of stuff: money, clothes, books, toys, and food.

“Did you buy them anything?”

“Yeah. We bought Giselle (a) unicorn music box, Herbert (a) model of (a) (seventy-one/'71) corvette, and Anita (an) easel.”

“Did they like them?”

“They thanked (Margaret and me) by shooting Silly String at us.”

“(You're) kidding!”

“No. They were so excited they started screaming and running around, each with little cans of the stuff, shouting, ‘(You're) it!’ and trying to get it all over (one another). It reminded me of (your) seventh birthday party, when you tried to get frosting on everyone.”

“They’re (sixteen!)!”

“I told you they were acting crazy.”

“(Then) what happened?”

“They tried to figure out (who) was taller than (whom).”

“Was Herbert taller (than) Giselle?”

“No, Giselle is still the tallest.”

“He called her a giraffe. It wasn’t a compliment. Then Anita called him a turtle and the Silly String came out again.”

“They (complement ) each other.”

“They fight (alot).”

“Yes, but it’s always in fun and (no one) ever gets hurt.”

“And (it's) (thoroughly ) fun to watch!”