Chapter 5 exercise 6 O'Malley

a. He waited by the bank.

• He waited by the financial institution.
• He waited by the river.

b. Is he really that kind?

• Is he really such a nice person?
• Is he really a particular type?

c. The proprietor of the fish store was the sole owner.

• The fish store owner was the only owner
• The fish store owner owned the sole (a kind of fish).

d. The long drill was boring.

• The long exercise was dull.
• The long machine drill was drilling a hole.

e. When he got the clear title to the land, it was a good deed.

• When...land, the deed was a good document.
• When...land, the act of getting it was good.

f. It takes a good ruler to make a straight line.

• A good monarch makes a straight line.
• A good tool used to measure length makes a straight line.

g. He saw that gasoline can explode.

• He learned that gasoline has the property of being able to explode.
• He watched the can of gasoline explode.

h. You should see her shop.

• She shops really well (or really poorly).
• Her shop is worth looking at or going into.

i. Every man loves a woman.

• All the men love the same woman.
• Each man loves one particular woman, though not the same one.

j. You get half off the cost of your hotel room if you make your own bed.

•  If you straighten the bedclothes, you will reduce your bill by 50%.
• If you build your own bed, you will reduce your bill by 50%.

 k. "It's his job to lose" (said the coach about his new player).

• His purpose in playing is to lose the game.
• He has got a good thing going, only he can screw it up. (idiom)

l. Challenge exercise: Bill wants to marry a Norwegian woman.

• Bill wants to marry a particular Norwegian woman.
• Bill wants to marry any woman, so long as she is Norwegian.