6.a: i phoned at 5, but there was no answer. b: naturally. (i \ do shopping at the time) 7.a: why did you tell your brother a lie? b: (i \ not; i\ joke) 8/a: did you win the race? b: (we \ not run; a thunderstorm\begin) 9.a: why did you write your test so badly? b: (i\whisper the answer to john) 10.a: so,what did your mother say about your plan? b: (i\not tell her; she \be busy; she\talk on the phone)
7. I didn't tell a lie, because I was joking.
8. We didn't run the race, because a thunderstorm began
9. Because I whispered the answer to John
10. I didn't tell her about my plan, because she was busy. She was talking on the phone.