Lesson 1 - Alamance-Burlington School System



Lesson 4.8

1. The advent of spring is particularly welcome after a long, harsh winter.

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2. Because he was such an assiduous student of tae kwon do, he mastered his kicks very quickly.

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3. Ferd thought that his English teacher was unnecessarily captious, never praising his writing without finding several areas for improvement.

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4. Ferd appreciates teachers who do not condescend when they correct student work.

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5. The cheers of the crowd reached a deafening crescendo as the score increased.

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6. Teachers are derelict if they do not correct students’ grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

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7. The cheering crowd at the basketball game seemed to emanate an energy that the team picked up on.

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8. Adult workers are advised to have three months’ salary in savings in case of an exigency.

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9. Myrtle accused Ferd of hyperbole when he said he could not go out this weekend because he had at least ten hours of homework.

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10. Due to the current economy, Bilgewater has opened a new shelter and food pantry for its indigent citizens.

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11. To be a panelist on a talk show, one must be a good interlocutor, not only interesting but also informed.

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12. Though she had a lot to do, Blanche had a very unproductive weekend, a situation that she blamed on malaise.

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13. Citizen Kane is considered by many to be the ne plus ultra of films.

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14. Though he thought he had arrived early to buy the concert tickets that Blanche wanted for her birthday, Otis was the penultimate person in line and had to wait for five and one half hours.

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15. Harry and Ron managed to knock out the troll, but they were unable to move his ponderous body.

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16. Difficulties in succession arise when a monarch dies without progeny.

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17. Arguments between children often consist of recrimination.

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18. While most people admire those with strong moral convictions, they tend to dislike those who appear sanctimonious.

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19. Ferd knew that using subterfuge would be pointless, so he just admitted to his chemistry teacher that he had forgotten to study for the unit test.

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20. Light-haired celebrities who have cultivated a “bimbo” personality have encouraged the stereotype that blondes are vacuous.

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