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As we attempted to dispel the crowd, the violence only got worse. Many people were arrested and (spend, spent) a night in jail. |
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The decision to (hold, held) a special meeting was based on empirical data and, thus, was necessary. |
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The witness' oblique response was (strike, struck) from the records for lack of substance. |
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We deemed the speech offensive and asked the speaker to (leave, left) immediately. |
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During his days on earth, Jesus had a retinue that longed to hear him (teach, taught) the truths of God. |
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As we attempted to wrest the tablecloth off the table without disturbing the dishes, we did not yank hard enough and a couple of plates (fall, fell) on the floor. |
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We allowed him to (speak, spoke) unchallenged in order to diffuse his temper. |
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As the committee brainstormed about fundraising ideas, their initial thoughts (begin, began) to evolve into a masterful plan. |
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My little sister's prattle is so annoying. I wish she would (say, said) something intelligent once in awhile. |
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I didn't want my best friend to (know, knew) how hurt I was, so I acted nonchalant about being snubbed. |
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The collegiate's incoherent protest speech (leave, left) the people scratching their heads. |
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We (pay, paid) 167 sterling for the painting at the little store in London. |
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I had to (throw, threw) away my old computer because it was no longer functional. |
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Your bike will work much better on the long trip if you lubricate the chain with oil before you (begin, began). |
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My little sister is gullible, so we are continuously pulling pranks on her to (see, saw) if she'll fall for another one. |
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Lauren wreaked havoc on her cheerleading friends when she put a red powdered drink mix in the shower head, so that when they took a shower, the water would (come, came) out red. |
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Christopher has amassed so many different kinds of rocks that I think we are going to have to (build, built) a shelf to display them. |
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One theory for the early 1900's practice of binding the feet of Chinese girls was that it forced them to (grow, grew) up to be subservient housewives. |
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She (give, gave) us so much homework that we felt the teacher was trying to oppress us. |
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We can only hope that our peace plan will (bring, brought) about a cessation of violence in the Middle East. |
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