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Whenever lazy students whine, Mrs. Russell throws chalk erasers at their heads.

Anthony ran for the paper towels as cola spilled over the glass and splashed onto the counter. Because my dog loves pizza crusts, he never barks at the deliveryman. Whatever you decide is fine with me. (subject of the verb is) I could see by your bouncy personality that you'd enjoy bungee jumping. (direct object of the verb see) We will give whoever drops by a free Yogalates lesson. (indirect object of the verb phrase will give) Lacey talked at length about how she had won the perogy-eating contest. (object of the preposition about) The problem is that my GPS is lost. (subject complement after the linking verb is) Call me whatever you like; you're still not borrowing my car. (object complement referring to object me) Al's assumption that bubble tea was carbonated turned out to be false. (appositive, explaining noun assumption) Whether you drive or fly is up to you. I wondered if you would like to go to the barbecue. Sandy led us to where she had last seen the canoe. John Allen, the mayor of Riverton, is speaking tonight. I did not believe his original statement, that he had won the lottery, until he proved it to us. That the work was done on time, we cannot deny. That the work was done on time is certainly true. Whatever I say, she argues with. Whatever I say seems to annoy her. Who the owner of this money is, is a mystery. Whatever property Alexandra still had, had increased greatly in value. Students who are intelligent understand adjectives. I love sentences which extol the virtues of English teachers. Students whom I admire want to become English teachers. The book [that] I borrowed was full of grammatical wisdom. My English teacher, who wears old fashioned ties, is laughed at by the students. My English book, which is a monument of boredom, is used mainly as a door stop. The English teachers that I like best forget to go to class. Anyone who reads all of this will go away happier and wiser. Chocolate, which many of us adore, is fattening. People who are smart follow the rules. I can remember the time when there were no computers. Charlie has a friend whose daughter lives in China. Wine that is produced in Tuscany is not cheap. The person who made the mess needs to clean it. (modifying person) The girl whom you teach is my sister. (modifying girl) People whose cats shed need to vacuum often. (modifying people) This is the house that Jack built. (modifying house) The book which I had not read fell on my head. (modifying book) The instrument that I love is the piano. This is the park where we played. Tuesday is the day when we have pizza for dinner. Our teacher told us the reason why we study grammar. Because Marianne loved Willoughby, she refused to believe that he had deserted her. When Fanny returned, she found Tom Bertram very ill. Although Mr D'Arcy disliked Mrs Bennet he married Elizabeth. d. Manner Henry changed his plans as the mood took him. e. Condition If Emma had left Hartfield, Mr Woodhouse would have been unhappy. (Jim Miller, An Introduction to English Syntax. Edinburgh Univ. Press, 2002) Examples: "This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." (newspaper editor to Senator Ransom Stoddart in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, 1962) "All human beings should try to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why." (attributed to James Thurber) Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it." (Helen Keller, "Optimism: An Essay," 1903)

"The greatest thrill in the world is to end the game with a home run and watch everybody else walk off the field while you're running the bases on air." (Al Rosen, third-baseman for the Cleveland Indians, 1947-1956) "Again at eight oclock, when the dark lanes of the Forties were five deep with throbbing taxi cabs, bound for the theatre district, I felt a sinking in my heart. Forms leaned together in the taxis as they waited, and voices sang, and there was laughter from unheard jokes, and lighted cigarettes outlined unintelligible gestures inside." (F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, 1925) "The swift December dusk had come tumbling clownishly after its dull day, and, as he stared through the dull square of the window of the schoolroom, he felt his belly crave for its food." (James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, 1916) "Though we thumped, wept, and chanted "We want Ted" for minutes after he hid in the dugout, he did not come back." (John Updike, "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu," 1960) "I drank some boiling water because I wanted to whistle." (Mitch Hedberg) "I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it." (Mae West) "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag, carrying a cross." (Sinclair Lewis, 1935) "When I was coming up, I practiced all the time because I thought if I didn't I couldn't do my best." (Herbie Hancock) "And when the broken hearted people Living in the world agree, There will be an answer, let it be. For though they may be parted there is Still a chance that they will see There will be an answer, let it be." (John Lennon and Paul McCartney, "Let It Be") "If I ever opened a trampoline store, I don't think I'd call it Trampo-Land, because you might think it was a store for tramps, which is not the impression we are trying to convey with our store." (Jack Handey, Deep Thoughts, 1992) "According to legend, when Lady Godiva pleaded with her husband, the Earl of Mercia, to cancel a burdensome tax he had levied against his subjects, he agreed to do so only if she rode naked through the city." (Jim Hargan, "The City of Lady Godiva." British Heritage, January 2001) "Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted." (Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture, 2008) I met her when + was walking to school. - As he was sick, he went to she doctor. - I cant go out because my mother is sick. Is I love you, I can do anything for you. - Since she has a desire to marry, she discontinued her studing. - I stopped the work because I was tired. - Whereas I came late, My father punishet me. - His teacher punishet him on the grand that, he came late. Nadhavi was so beautiful that I loved her at first sight. - He studies so hard that many studienst like him. If you help me, I shall be happy. - Unless you tell her about your love, she wont know it - You must do this wheter, you like it or not - I ean help you provide that you must follow my advice - So long as you work hard, you have no problem with me I still no money although I worked hard b. Eventhough hehates me, he lend me the bock c. Though he is rice, he never give me the money d. Whatever he has done, he is your father e. No mather what she sald, I still love her f. She will never succed however much he may try g. He was not refreshed not with standing that he had spent 2 weeks leave

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