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"The division of the large project into smaller tasks made it much easier to complete. "

"Variety is the spice of life."

"The smooth surface of the kitchen table was perfect for setting the dinner plates. "

"The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items."

"The chef carefully layered the vegetables in the casserole dish, starting with the potatoes and ending with the tomatoes. "

"The perfect tense, used to describe actions completed before another time, is a useful grammatical tool. "

"The jeweler carefully inspected each crystalline before setting it in the ring. "

"The pastry chef carefully foliated the dough, creating thin, delicate layers. "

"The farmer grained his chickens every morning before collecting their eggs. "

"He has split his lip."

"To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit."

"The geologist showed us a piece of metamorphic rock, explaining how intense pressure deep underground had transformed it from a sedimentary stone into something new and stronger. "