Conversation A

(Mark walks up to Grace.)

Mark: Grace, I’m so frustrated!

Grace: what’s wrong?

Mark: I can’t work with Dan! he only wants to play, and he never works very hard.

Grace: Where is he?

Mark: Surfing. Grace, can I please have a new partner?

Grace: Mark, all my other students already have partners.

Mark: Great.

Grace: Listen, Mark. You are more respensible than Dan. But he has good ideas. Actually, you two make a great team.

(Mark walks away.)