What is the point of having a band play at the restaurant?  The tumult from the diners is so great that you can’t possibly appreciate the music.  

You may get laughs when you deride someone’s appearance, but some of us find your scornful remarks more in bad taste than amusing. 

Sandpaper comes in different degrees of roughness.  The most abrasive type has large pieces of sand.  

As retribution for starting a rebellion against the government, the leaders of the uprising were jailed.  

Turning away from a life of crime, the robber redeemed himself by teaching citizens how to protext themselves against theft.  

Malik reports to his boss-the vice president of the company.  She, in turn, is subordinate to the executive vice president.  

Cynthia’s all-white living room is a little dull.  If it were my house, I’d complement it with some colorful pillows and pictures.  

My grandfather believes his 22-year-old finacee loves him, but the disparity in their ages makes it seem more likely that she loves his money.  

My parents haven’t said what they think of my new boyfriend, buy since they are silent, my inference is that they dislike him. 

Gina was so anxious to impress her college friends that she pretended to have a boyfriend at Harvard.  The guy she fabricated was rich, intelligent, and spoke five foreign languages.