Reading Section 8A

2) “My youngest sister always buys expensive clothes.”

a) My youngest sister sometimes buys cheap clothes.

2) “My youngest sister always buys expensive clothes.”

b) My youngest sister never wears cheap clothes.

2) “My youngest sister always buys expensive clothes.”

c) I have more than one sister.

3) “She’d like to go out on Thursday, but if it’s raining, she’ll stay at home.”

a) She might not go out on Thursday.

3) “She’d like to go out on Thursday, but if it’s raining, she’ll stay at home.”

b) It might rain on Thursday.

3) “She’d like to go out on Thursday, but if it’s raining, she’ll stay at home.”

c) She would prefer to stay home on Thursday.

4) “Despite some opposition, the majority of residents want intervention from the government.”

a) Most residents need intervention from the government.

4) “Despite some opposition, the majority of residents want intervention from the government.”

b) More than half the residents would like intervention from the government

4) “Despite some opposition, the majority of residents want intervention from the government.”

c) Not everyone wants intervention from the government.

5) “There were insufficient funds to complete the project on time.”

a) There wasn’t enough money to finish the project on time.

5) “There were insufficient funds to complete the project on time.”

b) The project was not finished.

5) “There were insufficient funds to complete the project on time.”

c) With sufficient funds, the project would have been finished on time.