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1. My brother-in-law is a very lucky person.

2. My spouse is very devoted to his family, I certainly appreciate this but I find my in-laws rather boring.

3. There are few people without kin or kin who have neither kin nor kin.

4. Andrew proposed to Ann several times but she always rejected his proposal.

5. People don’t always marry for love. Nowadays marriages of convenience or marriages for money have become widespread.

6. Don’t you find it reasonable for a bride and a bridegroom to sign a marriage contract?

7. When Bob’s parents died, his grandmother took custody of her grandson.

8. There were five children in my family and my parents always treated us all equally and didn’t have any favourites.

9. If parents shout at their children and punish them severely, they make their children feel low and may deprive them of self-respect and self-confidence.

10. I love my grandparents. They are genuinely interested in my problems and make the atmosphere in our house cheerful and friendly.

11. Aunt Daisy spoils her children in every possible way.

12. Will you make friends with a person who gives promises easily and doesn’t keep them?