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"The heavy rain was leaving puddles all over the playground. "

"The children played tag on the schoolyard during recess. "

"She was carrying a heavy backpack to school. "

""My skin is itching after being bitten by mosquitoes." "

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

"The doctor diagnosed my cousin with malaria after he returned from a trip to Africa. "

"The veterinarian examined the kittens and determined that three were males and two were females. "

"The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and fruit withered."

"The dog seemed happy, seemingly wagging its tail excitedly. "

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

"Marc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her off."

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