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Cody's ineffectual proposal for the new playground (meet, met) with much resistance on the City Council. |
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Without even the tiniest bit of compassion, the judge (give, gave) the prisoner the maximum sentence. |
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The chef has to (pay, paid) scrupulous attention when he measures the ingredients for the dish. |
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The communist government (give, gave) a tract to every person who entered their country. This piece of literature was full of communistic propaganda. |
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If you doubt my veracity, then I guess there is not much more that I can (say, said) to convince you that I know what I am talking about. |
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As I watched the news report about the orphans in Afghanistan, I (know, knew) that tears would engulf me before it was over. |
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Ever since Grandpa (break, broke) his hip, he has had to be sedentary in his own home. |
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Gale likes to paint, but she has no inclination of how to (draw, drew). |
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My term paper will not suffice for a good grade, so I probably need to re-(write, wrote) it this week. |
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Our ferret (run, ran) all over our car before we had to stop to put him back in his cage. |
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During his time in prison Malcolm Little (become, became) a devout Muslim and changed his name to Malcolm X. |
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What do you think Robert F. Kennedy (mean, meant) when he said, "The free way of life proposes ends, but it does not prescribe means. . ."? |
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We were aghast at the amount of food my uncle was able to (eat, ate). |
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Hailey's personality is so superficial that, if you do not live in the upper-class area of town, she will not (speak, spoke) to you. |
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He (lose, lost) the election to a Democratic rival. |
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That was such an ingenious idea! I wish I would have (think, thought) of it first! |
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An authentic Van Gogh painting can (sell, sold) for millions of dollars. |
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As the weather (grow, grew) colder, Madison watched sadly as the number of birds coming to the feeders began to dwindle. |
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Cosmic rays are highly energetic particles, and when they collide with atoms, they (send, sent) other particles, such as neutrons, flying off in all directions. |
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The raccoon caused great havoc when he got into the campers' cooler and (eat, ate) all of their steaks. |
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