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1. before i took a conversation course my english was so bad that i wouldnt speak finally i decided to do something about it
2. sacramento california is a small city nevertheless we should recognize its importance to the state because its the capital
3. when the recession hit our construction company had to fire a lot of carpenters and plumbers
4. i dont like basketball or soccer those games are too exciting for me i prefer golf which has a slower pace and less noise
5. shes studying to be a nurse in fact shes at laguardia community college now
6. we ate at bobs diner a small restaurant near my house because bob the owner is a good cook later we saw a two dollar movie and after that we went home and played cards
7. that ten story building caught fire on wednesday it was a four alarm fire so a lot of fire trucks came
8. i think that christmas is an exciting holiday on the other hand i prefer independence day because its a patriotic day
9. we bought ajax detergent and colgate toothpaste at safeway on sunday afternoon
10. even though he was a republican he voted for the democratic candidates in last years election
11. my father works for ibm he used to work for superior widgets which is a small company
12. after she learned french she took a four week vacation and went to paris france which is the most romantic city in europe
13. shes taking math french chemistry and russian in college this spring
14. we saw king george when world war ii broke out he was with father jones a priest from a catholic church in london
15. where was mrs glenn when her husbands doctor called with the bad news
16. jims not smart but hes the teachers pet and the professor grades his papers more easily because he always butters her up with praise about her terrific teaching method
17. when she gets home from college theyll tell her the bad news about her grandmother
18. the people of ireland speak english but the irish dialect is hard for Americans to understand in fact it doesnt sound like english to me
19. the hudson river is cleaner than it was when nelson rockefeller was governor of new york
20. we visited uncle jerry in chicago afterwards we went sightseeing chicago is famous for its buildings
21. she has ten kids which is a handful everyone in jackson heights queens helps them
22. people from boston massachusetts are proud of their 300 year old churches boston has protestants jews and catholics
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