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"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

"Proper punctuation, like commas and periods, makes our writing clearer and easier to understand. "

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

"She addressed herself to the difficult task by breaking it into smaller steps. "

"The pronunciation guide used diacriticals to show us where to stress each syllable of the new word. "

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

"In what context did your attack on him happen? - We had a pretty tense relationship at the time, and when he insulted me I snapped."

"Deaf and mute people communicate using languages like ASL."

"The main character in the school play was a brave student. "

"The sentence he wrote on his test, "Wow, that was easy!", was exclamatory in nature. "

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."

"The library has possession of the rare book, even though it doesn't own it. "