Tigers roar Tigers roar Swallows will return Swallows

Tigers roar.

Tigers roar

Swallows will return.

Swallows will return

A gorilla gazes.

gorilla A gazes

Elephants amble.

Elephants amble

The mosquitoes bite.

mosquitoes The bite

My pencil eraser disappeared. pencil and eraser

pencil My eraser disappeared and

The girl and the boy shifted and fidgeted.

girl the boy the shifted and fidgeted

Henri listens and observes.

Henri listens and observes

Burgers and fries were distributed. Burgers

Burgers fries and were distributed

The house and the car were bought and sold.

house were bought the car the and sold

tank can break. A glass fish tank

tank the glass fish can break

The big blue kite soared.

kite the big soared blue

lifeguard The tall, lanky lifeguard stared and squinted.

stared lifeguard and the tall lanky squinted

Many young people can swim.

people many young can swim

The tin pail shovel pail and the plastic shovel disappeared.

pail the tin shovel the and plastic disappeared

Calvin skated lightly.

Calvin skated lightly

The sauce splattered wildly.

sauce the splattered wildly

That particular cheese spoiled last week.

cheese that particular spoiled last week

lid clanged The pan and its lid very noisily.

pan The lid its and clanged noisily very

The gasoline container exploded forcefully.

container The gasoline exploded forcefully

APP Terri Travis, Travis the chairman, officiated. Terri

Terri Travis (chairman) the officiated

APP Tiko Tanaka, our mailman, passed by. Tiko Tanaka

Tiko Tanaka (mailman) our passed by

APP My dog, the runt, was pushed down.

dog My (runt) the was pushed down

APP The new girl, a very good student, will graduate tomorrow.

girl The new (student) will graduate a good very tomorrow

Stubby Mc. Kenzie, the fastest player, will lead. APP

Stubby Mc. Kenzie (player) the fastest will lead

PA You should look calm You for this scene. PREP PHRASE

You should look calm forscene this

PA Elsie became lonely Frank and Elsie during the winter. Prep Phrase

Frank Elsie lonely became and during winter the

PN home is my castle. My home

home My is castle my

The cheese milk cheese and the milk PA smell fresh.

cheese the milk the and smell fresh

PA The plot became PA difficult and anticlimactic.

difficult plot became The and anticlimactic

PA PA Tiffany is tallest and brightest in in her family. Prep Phrase

tallest Tiffany is and brightest in family her

PN Michigan is my favorite state.

Michigan is state my favorite

PN He was appointed treasurer. He

He was appointed treasurer

PN The red-faced man is my uncle.

man redthe faced is uncle my

with the ponytail is The girl with Prep Phrase PN the class clown.

girl is with The ponytail the clown the class

DO The fire cast strange shadows across the room. Prep Phrase

fire cast shadows across The strange room the

DO The choir bought new outfits for the concert. Prep Phrase

choir The bought outfits for new concert the

DO The sleigh rail hits the roof with a loud bang. with Prep Phrase

rail The sleigh hits roof the with bang a loud

DO Ellen handled the hot torch Ellen with ease.

Ellen handled torch with the hot ease

DO The disc jockey picked his favorite song on on the list. Prep Phrase

jockey The disc picked song his favorite on list the

IO DO decision left us a choice. The referee’s decision

decision The left (to) referee’s choice us a

IO DO We will bake my aunt a birthday cake.

We will bake (for) aunt my cake a birthday

IO My sister handed my brother DO his football.

sister My handed (to) brother my football his

IO The waiter ordered the woman DO a plate of of chop suey. Prep Phrase

waiter The ordered plate (to) a woman the of suey chopped

IO II built my dad a wooden lawn chair DO for Father’s Day.

I built chair (for) dad my a wooden for lawn Day Father’s

DO They considered Harvey the star of the show.

They considered Harvey star the of show the

DO chief The mayor appointed Maria chief.

mayor The appointed Maria chief

DO The town council will appoint Jed mayor this evening. mayor

council The town will appoint Jed evening this mayor

DO We We alderman will elect Billy alderman.

We will elect Billy alderman

DO void The judge ruled the decision void.

judge The ruled decision The void

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