avoiding

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

"The children were excited to go to their classroom in the morning. "

"One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives."

"The kitchen renovation took several weeks. "

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

"A chair is furniture. Sofas are also furniture."

"The teacher communicated the new assignment to the students. "

"The new evidence invalidated the contract for the house, meaning the buyer no longer had to buy it. "

"She told him the machine was poorly built, but they both knew that she was the one who had malfunctioned."

"The student was penalized for talking during the exam. "

"Railway crossings without gates are highly dangerous."

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "