He sat at the desk, __________ a novel.
The judge asked me many questions and ___.
I’m not going to ask the teacher why he gave me that grade; I intend ___.
--Now that you like the car so much, why not drive it back?—Well, I can’t afford __car.
--Why did you come a long way round?---I was afraid ___ near the fierce dog because I was afraid ___.
Who did the teacher ___ as article for the wall newspaper?