Read the following two sentences.The splinter was buried deep inside her fingertip. To extract it, she would need to find a pair of tweezers and keep a level head.
Read the following two sentences.Millions of people had come from all corners of the country, far and near, to meet on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and to have their voices heard. Padma had never seen so many individuals congregate in one place.
Read the following sentence.There was a long line of people and all of the tellers were busy helping customers, many of whom were there to bank their paychecks.
Read the following two sentences.Sarah carefully listened to the conversation between the two candidates. Not only was it a lively debate between two people, it also was an interesting dialogue.
Read the following sentence.The class decided if they could pool all of the money they made from the fund-raisers, they could all go on the extended field trip to San Francisco.
Read the following sentence.More students voted for healthy lunch choices at school, making it clear that they were in the majority.
Read the following sentence.In comparison to the heavy suitcase that Michael had been dragging through the airport earlier in the day, this smaller bag felt quite light.
Read the following sentence.Elena found the word problem confusing and difficult, so she asked her teacher if he could simplify it for her.
Read the following two sentences.The Mississippi River is a major American river. The Ohio River is one of the many smaller tributaries that flow into this gigantic waterway.
Read the following paragraph.Hector’s soccer team did not play well that afternoon. Time and again, they lost the ball to the other team. They could only watch helplessly as their opponents scored goal after goal, while Hector’s team failed to score a single point. It seemed as though every attempt Hector and his teammates made to succeed was futile. Hector overheard one of the players telling an onlooker that this was the worst they had ever played. Hector knew it had been a bad game, but surely this was an exaggeration.
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