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Find the sentence that doesn't belong! I finally convinced my mother to let me have a pet! We went to the pet store and looked at the different types of pets. My mom is allergic to cats, so we couldn’t get a kitten. I’m allergic to peanuts. Even though the pet store clerk told us that snakes were perfectly safe pets, my mom refused to let me get a snake. We finally ended up with a tiny puppy!

• I finally convinced my mother to let me have a pet!

• My mom is allergic to cats, so we couldn’t get a kitten.

• I’m allergic to peanuts.

• Even though the pet store clerk told us that snakes were perfectly safe pets, my mom refused to let me get a snake.

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Summer is my favorite season, and not just because school is out during the summer! I love eating ice cream cones and diving into swimming pools on a hot summer day. I also love to go camping, which my family does every summer. Winter is way too cold for me.

• Summer is my favorite season, and not just because school is out during the summer!

• I love eating ice cream cones and diving into swimming pools on a hot summer day.

• I also love to go camping, which my family does every summer.

• Winter is way too cold for me.

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• Even though deserts do not get very much rain, there are a variety of plants and animals that can survive there.

• Kangaroo rats can survive without drinking any water because they get moisture from the seeds they eat.

• The Texas Horned Lizard can grow as long as 6 inches.

• Cacti can survive because of a waxy coating that keeps water from evaporating.

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• She thinks she’s really cool, but really she’s just obnoxious.

• She calls my mom “Mother” and she won’t eat macaroni and cheese because she thinks it is messy.

• When her friends come over, she makes me hide in my room until they are gone!

• I also have an older brother in high school.

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One of my chores at home is doing the dishes. I don’t mind unloading the dishes, but I absolute detest washing dirty dishes. I also hate taking out the trash. Dirty dishes have a disgusting odor. When dishes have been sitting out for while, everything gets crusted to the plate! Gross!

• One of my chores at home is doing the dishes.

• I don’t mind unloading the dishes, but I absolute detest washing dirty dishes.

• I also hate taking out the trash.

• Dirty dishes have a disgusting odor.

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• Thomas Jefferson is an important person in United States history.

• Jefferson was the 3rd President of the United States, and he helped write the Declaration of Independence.

• George Washington was the 1st President.

• While Thomas Jefferson was in office, he bought a large portion of land that nearly doubled the size of the United States, known as the Louisiana Purchase.

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Violins and violas are very similar. Both of them are string instruments that you might find in an orchestra. You also could find a cello in an orchestra. Violins and violas both have 4 strings that you play by using a bow or by plucking. Also, they are both played by being held between the shoulder and chin.

• Violins and violas are very similar.

• Both of them are string instruments that you might find in an orchestra.

• You also could find a cello in an orchestra.

• Violins and violas both have 4 strings that you play by using a bow or by plucking.

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• Miniature dachshunds are wonderful to have as pets.

• They are very playful and loving.

• Since they do not shed very much, they do not leave hair everywhere and are easy to clean up after.

• Golden retrievers also make wonderful pets.

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• My favorite season is spring.

• I love when flowers and trees begin to bloom, and the weather begins to get warmer.

• During spring, the warm weather makes me want to go outside and ride my bike.

• My bicycle is bright green.

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North America is one of the seven continents. Three different countries make up most of North America –

Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The continent of Europe has a lot more countries that are a part of it. North America is in between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. Below North America is South America.

• North America is one of the seven continents.

• Three different countries make up most of North America –

  Mexico, the United States, and Canada.

• The continent of Europe has a lot more countries that are a part of it.

• North America is in between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.