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My grandma makes the best apple pie! It has an amazing crust that she makes from scratch. The crust is flaky and it feels like it could float away on your tongue. As for the inside of the pie, it has the perfect blend of sugars and spices, with just a touch of vanilla. My grandma's pie has won first place in the last five country fairs.

• Grandma's apple pie has a very flaky crust.

• Grandma's apple pie is a five-time award winner.

• Grandma's apple pie is the best.

Darius is a very good student. He spends a lit of time studying in the library, and he is always raising his hand in class to answer questions. He is very smart and he has written some amazing book reports. After school, Darius also tutors several students in both math and science. Darius is one of the hardest-working students in his class.

• Darius spends a lit of time in the library studying.

• Darius' favorite subjects are math and science.

• Darius is a hard-working student.

Many people don't think about what happens to trash when it is thrown out. Sometimes, trash is even dumped in the ocean. This is unfortunate because the water becomes polluted, and animals may get sick and die from trying to eat the trash. For example, birds can get tangled in the plastic rings from soda cans and bigger sea animals, like dolphins and seals, can choke on bottles and cans.

• People should throw their trash in landfills.

• Trash is very dangerous to ocean animals.

• Some ocean animals eat trash.

Manny loves to eat burgers. He especially likes burgers with cheese, bacon, and onions, but he also likes turkey burgers with avocado. Manny even likes a good veggie burger when he wants something a little healthier. Whether the burger is fried, grilled, or barbecued, Manny will eat it. He isn't picky about how his burgers are cooked.

• Manny loves to eat veggie burgers the most.

• Manny loves any kind of burger.

• Manny eats lots and lots of burgers.

Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun, appears to be a blue-green color. The planet looks blue-green because the atmosphere around it is filled with methane gas. This gas absorbs the reddish light around the planet and reflects the blue-green color that people see from Earth.

• Methane gas contributes to the blue-green color of Uranus.

• The blue-green color is more beautiful than a red color.

• Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun.

Astronauts, also known as "space sailors," are people who serve as crew members aboard spacecraft. All astronauts are highly trained to perform different roles during their missions in space. They can serve as commanders, pilots, flight engineers, or mission specialists. During missions, each astronaut makes a special contribution.

• Some astronauts are flight engineers.

• The term astronaut means "space sailor".

• Astronauts are highly trained crew members on spacecraft.

When Sammy's family went to the zoo last summer, she spent most of the day in the snake house. She saw some of the most dangerous snakes in the world! Sammy saw a sand viper and boa constrictor from Africa, a beaked sea snake from South Asia, a coral snake from North America, and a death adder from New Guinea. She also saw a rare, fierce snake from Australia. It has the most toxin venom of any snake in the world.

• Sammy's family went to the zoo last summer.

• Sammy saw many dangerous snakes in the snake house.

• The fierce snake has the most toxic venom of all snakes.

Yesterday, a huge tornado blew through three small towns in Kansas. Even though the tornado wasn't very big, it caused a lot of destruction. Six homes were destroyed, and the roof was blown off a local shopping mall. Many trees were also uprooted and power lines fell down. It's amazing that nobody was seriously hurt.

• Nobody was seriously hurt in the tornado.

• The roof was blown off a local shopping mall.

• A tornado caused a lot of destruction in Kansas.

Many people thing pigs are dirty animals, but they are actually quite clean! It's true that they roll around in mud, but they have a good reason to do this. Pigs do not have sweat glads like people do, so they can't sweat when they get hot. Instead, they have to roll around in mud to stay cool. Then, when the mud dries, pigs scratch it off on a tree trunk or fence post. This leaves the pigs very clean and free from annoying insects.

• Pigs love to roll in the mud in hot weather.

• Pigs aren't as dirty as many people think.

• Pigs do not have sweat glands.

Most starfish have five arms, but some have a dozen or more! These arms have hundreds of tiny suckers on the bottom called "tube feet". The tube feet help the starfish move around and eat. The arms also have "sensory" organs on the tips which help the starfish sense light or darkness.

• Arms on a starfish serve many purposes.

• Most starfish have five arms.

• A starfish needs tube feet to find food.