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 Unless indicated otherwise the following are all Simple Sentences.                    

  1.  She is a sec’retary. Her hus’band is retired. Their chil’dren are in college.

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  2.  The hard’ware department is on the first’ floor’.

  3.  My young’est son is four’ years old’.  He is tall’, like his Dad’.

  4.  Juan’ is from Mex’ico and his girl’friend is from Chi’le.

  5.  The Jones’ children are spoiled’. They’re very’ disrup’tive in class’.

  6.  My friend’s hus’band is a gen’eral in the mil’itary.

  7.  Jane’ is sick’.  She’s in Holy’ Cross Hos’pital.

  8.  These are not’ my class portfo’lios.

  9.  This isn’t a new’ regula’tion.

 10.  The teach’er is ab’sent today’.  The test’ is postponed’.

 11. That’ man’ over there’ is the new’ boss’.  

 12. Those’ shoes aren’t mine’. They’re yours’.

 13.   Is Mike’ at school’ today?  No’, he isn’t well’. He’s at home’.

 14.  Are you a stu’dent or a tea’cher?  I’m a stu’dent.

 15.  Are the reports’ ready‘ yet?  No’, they’re still in Dr.Moore’s off’’ice.

 16.  Is she in the hos’pital?  Where are her chil’dren?

 17.  They’re with their grand’parents.

 18.   How much’ is this sweat’er?  It’s on sale’ for 20 doll’ars.  That’s half’’ off’.

 19.  What’s the time’? It’s around ten thir’ty.  My watch’ is half an hour fast’.

 20.  When is your break’?  Is Mar’y back yet’?

 21.  Why are you  late’ for class’?  I’m sorr’y. My car is still at the garage’

 22.  Where are the new’ supplies’?  They’re in those box’es over there’.

 23.  What’s the new su’pervisor’s name’?  His name’ is Philip Ross’.

 24.  Why is life so diff’icult for some’ people and not for oth’ers?

 25. Whose’ is this purse’?  It’s Ju’dy’s. 

 26.  How long’ is the sale on’?  It’s on’ until the end’ of the week’.

 27.  How big’ is that jack’et?  It’s a size 10’. Oh’, that’s too small’ for me’.

 28.  How far’ are you from the met’ro?  We’re about half a mile’ away’.

 29.  How many stu’dents are from El Sal’vador? 

 30.  How old’ are your chil’dren?  My daught’er is five’ and my son’ is fifteen’.

 31.  What’s your name’?  What’s your ‘Social Secur’ity num’ber?

 32.  How’s the wea’ther today’?  It’s cool’ and bree’zy.

 33.  Am I’ the oldest per’son in the class’?.

 34.  My fa’vorite food’ is chick’en and rice’.  What’s yours’?  Mine’ is spaghetti’.

 35.  Is your car new’?  What year’ is it?

 37. Too much fat’ is bad for your health’.

 38. When is your birth’day?  It’s June the thirteenth’.  I’m sixty five’ next year’.

 39. What is the most in’teresting place’ in Wash’ington?

40. What is the best’ thing’ about the U.S.A’?  What is the worst’?

 41. What’s the speed’ limit in this coun’try?

 42.  What is the sa’fest form of trans’port? 

 43. Con’corde was the fast’est pass’enger plane in the world’. 

 45.  Carol isn’t here to’day’.  She’s on sick’ leave.

 46.  I’m not happy’ about my chil’dren’s school’.

 47.  Their tea’cher isn’t very exper’ienced.

 48.  Their class’mates aren’t  very polite’ or well-behaved’.

 49.  Are we too late’ for the meet’ing?

 50.  Am I right’ ?   No’, you’re wrong’.                 

51. Ev’erybody’s wrong some’times!

 52.  Who’s the new ‘Pres’ident of ‘Mex’ico?

 53.  Ms.Reeve’ is not at her desk just now’. Perhaps she’s in a mee’ting.

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 54.  The boss is on vaca’tion until next week’.

 55.  He’s not my friend’.  He’s just an acquain’tance.

 56.  My in’-laws are not very so’ciable.

 57. They are really diff’icult ‘people.  They’re so set’ in their ways’.

 58. She’s not at all tech’nically min’ded.  She’s more artis’tic.

 59. The new man’ager isn’t very flex’ible.  He’s not a pop’ular person.

 60. The employ’ees aren’t very pleased’ about his appoint’ment.

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