preened

"My mother taught me good posture for sitting at the desk during school. "

"The bird ruffled its feathers to stay warm on the cold morning. "

"The school's track and field team has many talented athletes. "

"The seamstress carefully stitched the new school uniform for my daughter. "

""Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and to plant virtue." — St. Catherine of Siena"

"He removed the marbles from the bag."

"The football team won the championship game, winning their rivals. "

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

"The photographer used several cameras to capture the school play. "

"She was smoothing the wrinkles out of her dress before the meeting. "

"The plain white cake looked much more festive after adding colorful sprinkles and chocolate curls as embellishments. "

"Please strike the last sentence."