(Robber - robbery; Shoplifter - shoplifting)
Who's the criminal and what's the crime?
(Exercise 2 - Fill the blanks - Answers)

BURGLARY / BURGLE / BURGLAR


1. One of the houses in our street was BURGLED last night.
2. That's the third BURGLARY this month.
3. I heard that the police have caught the BURGLAR. It was a 15-year-old boy.

DRUG DEALING / DRUG DEALER


1. In most countries, DRUG DEALING is considered a very serious crime.
2. In fact, in many South East Asian countries, DRUG DEALERS are often sentenced to death.

THEFT / THIEF


1. Computer THEFT is on the increase.
2. A lot of things have disappeared from our office in the last few days. I think one of the staff must be a THIEF.

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