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Correct sentence: As noted on page 2, "He punched himself in the stomach, and growled, 'Cuts.' Then he patted his haircut and whispered, 'Fresh.'"

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As noted on page 2, "He punched himself in the stomach, and growled, 'Cuts.' Then he patted his haircut and whispered, 'Fresh.'"

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Correct sentence: "On an impulse, he removed the chain to wipe off the gritty oil. But while he was unhooking it from the back sprocket, it snapped. The chain lay in his hand like a dead snake" (5).

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Correct sentence: According to the author, Alfonso says, "Why did I have to take the chain off? he scolded himself. He always messed things up when he tried to take them apart" (6).

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Correct sentence: On page 1, the author explains, ”After breakfast that Saturday he went to his room, closed the door quietly, turned the radio on, and pushed for three hours straight.”

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Correct sentence: At the end of the story, Alfonso says, "When it looked like they were going to crash, she placed her hand over his, and it felt like love" (6).

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Correct sentence: The author illustrates this point when he states, "Alfonso remembered her from his school and noticed that she was kind of cute, with ponytails and straight teeth" (3).

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Correct sentence: For example, "Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged" (1).

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Correct sentence: "Alfonso didn’t want to be the handsomest kid at school, but he was determined to be better looking than average."

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As stated in the text on page 1, "Alfonso didn’t want to be the handsomest kid at school, but he was determined to be better looking than average."

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Correct sentence example: Alfonso says, “'You wanna go bike riding?'" (3).

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An example of this occurs when Alfonso says, “'You wanna go bike riding?'" (3).

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Correct sentence: For example, on page 6, it says, "Alfonso couldn’t believe his luck. What a brother! What a pal!"

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For example, on page 6, it says, "Alfonso couldn’t believe his luck. What a brother! What a pal!"