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"You must do your homework before you can watch television."

""During his presentation about climate change, the speaker began to digress into a story about his pet dog, which was completely unrelated." "

"The traffic is slow during rush hour."

"The factory workers assembled the cars all day. "

"The workers diverted the stream away from the road."

"The evening's entertainment was a wonderful family dinner. "

"The normal course of events seems to be just one damned thing after another."

"A small group."

"Please direct your attention to the following words."

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

"The crowd was distracted by a helicopter hovering over the stadium when the only goal of the game was scored."

"The workers diverted the stream away from the road."