GB3 U4 Past Perfect with Time Clauses practice stories

STORY 1: DOLLY THE SHEEP

Many people had never even heard the word "clone" ___ they read about a sheep named Dolly.

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

STORY 1: DOLLY THE SHEEP

___ newspapers around the world carried the story of how scientists had successfully cloned Dolly, it seemed everybody was talking about cloning.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

STORY 1: DOLLY THE SHEEP

People talked about cloning as if it were something completely new that had never happened before. Actually, ___ scientists cloned Dolly, there had already been a lot of small cloning successes in research laboratories.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

STORY 1: DOLLY THE SHEEP

What made Dolly different was that scientists had cloned her from an adult sheep cell, not an embryonic one. ___ people learned about Dolly's cloning, they thought the idea was very controversial.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

STORY 1: DOLLY THE SHEEP

A debate began about wether cloning is a good thing to do or not. ___ Dolly was born, most people had only heard about someone creating life in a laboratory in books like Frankenstein.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

STORY 1: DOLLY THE SHEEP

___ Dolly was born, however, people had to think very hard about what cloning might mean in the future.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

STORY 1: DOLLY THE SHEEP

___ Dolly died in 2003, she had only lived for six years.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

STORY 1: DOLLY THE SHEEP

___ Dolly died she had been a completely normal sheep, except for having no father!

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

STORY 2: THE IMAGINARY FRIEND

when / Mariel and Marcie / be / ready / to start school / they / already / have / an / imaginary friend for two years

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

STORY 2: THE IMAGINARY FRIEND

before / school / start / they / play / with their imaginary friend all summer

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D