Too clean for comfort - 1

Correct the mistakes in the following sentences. The mistakes are bold faced. Write out the complete sentence.

1. David bought a dog.

Correct: David .

2. During the week he played with the puppy in the yard.

Correct: he played with puppy .

3. The weather was bright and sunny.

Correct: .

4. David and his puppy played all afternoon.

Correct: David and his puppy played .

5. They ran round and round the yard.

Correct: They ran .

6. As it was dry, the dog got very dusty.

Correct: As it was , the dog got very .

7. David knew his mum would be furious if the dog brought dust into the flat.

Correct: David knew that his mum would be if the dog brought into the .

8. David washed the dog in the sink.

Correct: David washed the dog in .

9. David flushed the puppy down the plug hole.

Correct: David flushed the puppy down .

10. David’s mother thought the dog was hurt so she called in a vet.

Correct: David’s mother thought the dog was so she called in a .

A week ago Daniel, a four-year-old boy, was given an eight-week-old puppy for his birthday. At the weekend he decided to play with the puppy in the garden even though it was pouring with rain. Daniel did not care he just loved running up and down the garden with the puppy.

They played for about an hour and by then Daniel was wet through and the puppy was extremely muddy. Daniel knew that his mother would be cross if the puppy brought mud into the house so he decided to give it a bath in the loo. Instead of just washing the puppy, he flushed it down the loo. Daniel's mother was sure it was dead.

She called in a plumber. Using a camera he was able to find the frightened-looking animal in a pipe 20 metres from the house.