1. The fox tried in vain to reach the grapes.
2. The storm had bad effect on the crops.
3. The committee was in favour of the project
4. The personnel officer gave him her word that she wouldn't......
5. The story he told us was beyond our belief.
6. I had lost his phone number, so I could not keep in touch with him before.
7. I enjoy being a big fish in a small pond.
8. The success of our local theater has put our city on map.
9. She is not upset; she is only putting on an act.
10. The bank robbers made a getaway in a stolen car.