Exercise 1. write down the predicates, determine their times and tenses. 1. in 30 percent of domestic burglaries the burglar simply walks in. 2. the first stories about sherlock holmes were illustrated by sidney paget. 3. the investigator has gathered all the information on the criminal matter. 4. bush had said during his campaign for election about the future of america. 5. these gains achieved by black americans will lessen the pressure for social change. 6. the primary responsibility for coping with crime rests with the police and courts. 7. conan doyle was educated at edinburgh university. 8. the white house has calls on the attorney general for legal advice. 9. in the inaugural address he will friendly greet the democratic stalwarts. 10. in the united states a revolution was being organized by the thirteen best governed colonies in the world. 11. property crimes are often committed by adolescents and young men. 12. doyle himself always preferred his historical romances. 13. the attorney general will regard these actions as violations of the law. 14. the addiction to drugs is still growing. 15. the party has done through a number of elections.
