A necessity may arise in the course of writing to lay a special stress on this or that idea, detail, etc. This can be done by various means - lexical, morphological or syntactical. Variety can be introduced by placing appositives, attributes, adverbial modifiers or subordinate clauses first, as you will see from the following examples. | Exercise 3. Complete the sentences using the pattern with emotional should. 1. It is surprising . . 2. Isn t it curious . . 3. It seems remarkable . . 4. It is proper . . 5. It seemed right . . 6. Is it natural . . 7. Isn t it fortunate . . 8. It was most unusual . . 9. It looked funny . . 10. It is quite evident . . 11. Isn t it wonderful . . 12. It is doubtful . . 13. It is a pity . . 14. It was a shame . . Exercise 4. Use the appropriate means of emphasis in the following sentences. Then make up similar sentences. The items to be emphasized are given in italics. 1. Boys always fight. 2. She begged her father to let her go to college but he did not want to listen to her. 3. Mary always came over in the evening and played with us. 4. How odd that you have brought this particular book. 5. He wanted no more letters but his brother did not stop writing. 6. - I m not quite sure whether the Boat Race takes place tomorrow though . - It takes place tomorrow. 7. Last year s spring tides caused much damage to property. 8. It is scandalous that you are treated like that. 9. Life goes on. 10. I am surprised that you have been deceived by such a trick. 11. It is shocking that people live in such overcrowded slums. Section 3. Writing Practice. Unfinished Stories Normally students are required to complete the unfinished stories trying to imitate their style herein unfinished stories are similar to reproductions . However the stories may also be used as exercises combining reproduction practice with creative writing. Exercise 1. Complete the following passage using the key words and phrases provided or inventing something of your own. Pay attention to the use of articles. Find a suitable title for your story. I had been invited to a New Year party by my old school friend Peter who is now at art school. The party was to be held in the flat of 21 his fellow-student and we were to meet there at 11 30. Knowing neither the host nor any of the people that were to be present I felt a .
