Sentence Types 222

Professor Maple’s intelligent students completed and turned in their homework.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

The dog barked and howled at the moon; she was very agitated.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.1B

Because I didn't read the reading assigned for homework, I failed the reading quiz.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.1B

The water looked warm; I really wanted to swim, but I had to leave because my vacation time was over.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

Still, I felt the pull of the water.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

The children were frightened by the scary-looking doll; she appeared to be staring into their very souls.

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The silly child ran when he saw the tree move.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

Into the night, the dog tracked the bear, but the bear was never seen again.

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When I last saw my brother, he had gained fifteen pounds.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

I felt someone breathing behind me, but I could not figure out who it could be.

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