Sentence #1 Helping Verb(s): Janet Guthrie had been racing cars for thirteen years before she first competed in the Indianapolis 500. (2)

Sentence #1 Main Verb: Janet Guthrie had been racing cars for thirteen years before she first competed in the Indianapolis 500.

Sentence #2 Helping Verb(s): Many famous auto racing drivers were thinking about the sport at a young age. (1)

Sentence #2 Main Verb: Many famous auto racing drivers were thinking about the sport at a young age.

Sentence #3 Helping Verb(s): However, Janet Guthrie was interested in flying airplanes. (1)

Sentence #3 Main Verb: However, Janet Guthrie was interested in flying airplanes.

Sentence #4 Helping Verb(s): She could have been a famous pilot. (2)

Sentence #4 Main Verb: She could have been a famous pilot.

Sentence #5 Helping Verb(s): In fact, by age nineteen she had obtained a commercial pilot’s license. (1)

Sentence #5 Main Verb: In fact, by age nineteen she had obtained a commercial pilot’s license.

Sentence #6 Helping Verb(s): Five years later, she was taking tests for a competition license in auto racing. (1)

Sentence #6 Main Verb: Five years later, she was taking tests for a competition license in auto racing.

Sentence #7 Helping Verb(s): She would finish third in her Sports Car Club of America class the following year. (1)

Sentence #7 Main Verb: She would finish third in her Sports Car Club of America class the following year.

Sentence #8 Helping Verb(s): Racing was becoming her primary interest. (1)

Sentence #8 Main Verb: Racing was becoming her primary interest.

Sentence #9 Helping Verb(s): When she should have been studying for her graduate school finals in physics, she was racing somewhere instead. (3)

Sentence #9 Main Verb: When she should have been studying for her graduate school finals in physics, she was racing somewhere instead.

Sentence #10 Helping Verb(s): That is when she decided she would become a professional race car driver. (1)

Sentence #10 Main Verb: That is when she decided she would become a professional race car driver.

Sentence #11 Helping Verb(s): She used all the money she had saved to pursue her dream. (1)

Sentence #11 Main Verb: She used all the money she had saved to pursue her dream.

Sentence #12 Helping Verb(s): She would stop race car owners and ask them to hire her. (1)

Sentence #12 Main Verb: She would stop race car owners and ask them to hire her.

Sentence #13 Helping Verb(s): Finally, Janet decided she should try to build her own car. (1)

Sentence #13 Main Verb: Finally, Janet decided she should try to build her own car.

Sentence #14 Helping Verb(s): After building a good record, she was offered an opportunity to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. (1)

Sentence #14 Main Verb: After building a good record, she was offered an opportunity to qualify for the Indianapolis 500.

Sentence #15 Helping Verb(s): In 1978, Janet Guthrie would make history by finishing in ninth place. (1)

Sentence #15 Main Verb: In 1978, Janet Guthrie would make history by finishing in ninth place.

Sentence #1: John Steinbeck earned the 1962 Nobel Prize in literature.

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Sentence #2: Squirrels gather nuts every autumn in preparation for winter.

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Sentence #3: Carlos will play second base in tomorrow’s game.

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Sentence #4: Wilma fielded the ball very well in yesterday’s game.

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Sentence #5: Polar bears often wander into populated areas in Canada.

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Sentence #6: Great brown bears weigh up to 1,540 pounds (700 kilograms).

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Sentence #7: Canada contains one-third of the world’s supply of freshwater.

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Sentence #8: Mai visited her relatives in Vietnam two years ago.

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Sentence #9: Na and his uncle will travel to the United States next year.

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Sentence #10: During the holidays, people enjoy family traditions.

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Sentence #11: Jared carved the turkey last Thanksgiving.

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Sentence #12: Aunt Rosa will walk at least one mile a day.

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Sentence #13: The choir will visit the retirement home next week.

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Sentence #14: The plant-eating stegosaurus lived many years ago.

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Sentence #15: Mrs. Johnson will test her students tomorrow.

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Sentence #1: Clancy is searching for his hockey stick.

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Sentence #2: Yesterday he hunted high and low but with no luck.

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Sentence #3: Clancy and his twin sister, June, have wondered what happened to their belongings.

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Sentence #4: Last week Clancy placed his softball and glove on the kitchen table before he went to his room.

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Sentence #5: When he came back, Clancy discovered his ball and glove under the stove.

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Sentence #6: Recently, June followed a muddy trail outside, where she found the dirty boots she had left in the hallway.

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Sentence #7: Clancy and June are wondering if they should hire a private detective to find the culprit.

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Sentence #8: Clancy and June have decided to leave one of their belongings in a certain place and then

watch to see what happens.

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Sentence #9: They leave a baseball glove in the kitchen.

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Sentence #10: However, their dogs want to go for a walk.

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Sentence #11: Fido and Spike, who love to see them, jump up eagerly when they open the door.

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Sentence #12: On their walk, Clancy and June see that the dogs have burrowed a spot under the fence.

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Sentence #13: Curious, they hurry over to the hole the dogs have excavated.

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Sentence #14: Looking into the hole, they howl with laughter.

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Sentence #15: There in the hole are resting three of their missing items: a scarf, a pair of gloves, and a knee pad.

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Sentence #16: “Were we solving a mystery?” Clancy asks while laughing.

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