Monday, June 08, 2009

GVD Class : Universal Grammar Exercise

Can you add the grammar to the following text? You will need to change the form of verbs, add prepositions, articles, and relative pronouns, and think about the form of adjectives and adverbs. Good luck!

“What be point worry too much future?” say Francine Beudet. Francine, her husband Hervé, and daughter, Marine, live 100 miles south Paris. “We no save much. We prefer spend our money now have good life”.

England, Gordon and Fiona Robinson take same approach money. Fiona decide stay home look after their daughter, Chloe, who be near 3. “I consider take part-time job, but as it be impossible Gordon be home set time each evening, it be too difficult arrange moment”.

Other side Channel, Francine find ideal solution problem combine work with run home and bring up children. She be nurse and she work part-time old-people’s home. Although hospital close Francine’s home, she need car get there quick.

Hervé expect buy his own car but he do receive hotel and petrol expenses for his work, involve drive enormous distance each year. He organise his work so that when Francine be night duty, he can get home every evening take care Marine.

Gordon’s car be provide his employer and he be lucky enough get new one every two years. He also spend each working day travel around his area, but instead stay overnight in hotels, he manage get home.

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