1. I am sick but don't be afraid it's not contagious. 2. If you climb up mountains you should use a reliable rope. 3. Ann is very shy, she is always hesitant to go on stage. 4. Stars grow and when they reach a gigantic size they explode. 5. They persuaded me to go out and we went to the cinema. 6. I was hungry and ate half a loaf, although one of my close friends ate just a little slice of bread. 7. My husband often invents things so there are a lot of broken gadgets for spare parts in our flat. 8. I had to persuade her before she became convinced. 9. My desire to buy a very expensive pair of shoes was so strong that I did. 10. My teacher praised me over my last homework. It really pleased me.

There is an error in 6. A half of loaf is incorrect. It should read " I was hungry and ate half of a loaf, although one of my close friend ate just a little slice of bread".

1. I am sick. Don't be afraid. I am not contagious. correct 2. If you climb mountains you should use a reliable rope. 3. Ann is very shy, she always hesitates to be on a stage. 4. Stars grow and when they achieve maximum size they explode. 5. They persuaded me to go out. After that we went to the cinema. 6. I was hungry and ate a half of loaf, although one of my close friend ate just a little slice of bread. 7. My husband often invents things, so there are a lot of broken gadgets for repair parts in our flat. 8. I had persuaded her before she was convinced. ( don't understand!) 9. My intention to buy very expensive shoes was so strong that I did it. 10. My teacher praised me for the last homework assignment so I was pleased.