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"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

"I hope we can begin immediately."

"The jeweler's meticulous refinement of the gold removed all traces of impurities, resulting in a beautiful, gleaming necklace. "

"The student used a microscope to see the tiny cells in the plant leaf. "

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

"The teacher's negligence in grading the papers caused several students to receive unfair marks. "

"My salary was $1000, but after taxes and other deductions, my paycheck was only $700. "

"The student wore a bright yellow shirt, conspicuously different from the other students' more muted colors. "

"Our company associated with a local charity to help raise money for their programs. "

"The teacher made it clear that, with a few exceptions, all students needed to complete the assignment by Friday. "

"The proportion of students who chose math as their favorite subject was quite high. "

"For breakfast, I ate two warm croissants with a cup of coffee. "