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I like listening to music ...... my brother hates it.

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I like listening to music (a)   my brother hates it.

She's a talented cook .... her mother is

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She's a talented cook (a)   her mother is

Keeping in touch is easy .... all of us have smartphones

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Keeping in touch is easy (a)   all of us have smartphones

We are close friends .... we know a lot about each other.

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We are close friends (a)   we know a lot about each other.

All basketball players are tall (a)   Michael Jordan.

All basketball players are tall ..... Michael Jordan.

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