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"My parents accepted my request to attend the school dance. "

"Her last-minute goal decided the game."

"The after-school program is a great way for kids to continue learning. "

"My aunt conceived a brilliant plan to decorate the living room for Christmas. "

"The animal shelter is fostering orphaned kittens until they are old enough to be adopted. "

"we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

"I have a house and a car."

"The family dedicated the new room in their house to the memory of their grandmother. "

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

"I tried to rollerblade, but I couldn’t."

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

"A promotion at work would be a great reward for his hard work. "