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036 Paraphrase Pool #2

S12

1. My brother, who lives in North Kansas City, loaned me his car.


My brother, ____________________ I borrowed, lives in North Kansas City.
2. During my soccer game, the tornado sirens went off.
The tornado sirens went off while I ____________________ soccer.
3. My son runs a couple of miles at 7:00 every evening.
Seven o'clock is the time _________________________ every evening.
4. No one has ever sung that song better.
That song ______________________ better by anyone.
5. I think that all potato chips have the same taste.
I think all potato chips ___________________ alike.
6. Our generous and hard-working father is devoted to his family.
Our father, ______________________________, is devoted to his family.
7. The box is too small for the notebooks.
The notebooks can't ________________ in that box.
8. My iPhone has all the email addresses of all my friends.
My iPhone has all of my _________________ email addresses.
9. Bullying hurts children.
Children _______________ by bullying.
10. Eric attended all the KU basketball games this year.
Eric ________________ love basketball. He attended every home and away-from-home game.
11. Lady Gaga has a crazy hat on today.
Lady Gaga __________________ a crazy hat today.

12. Playing a lot of sports helps kids to get exercise.


This is the perfect apartment for people with a limited budget.
This is the perfect apartment for people _____________________ is limited.
13. Those markers belong to us.
Those are ___________________.
14. This is the coldest month ever recorded in Kansas.
This _____________________ the coldest month ever recorded in Kansas.
15. I had never ridden a horse until last summer.
Last summer I ______________ a horse for the first time.

16. Lee began designing computer games ten years ago. Every year his designs get better.
Lee ________________________ computer games for ten years. His designs keep getting better.
17. Joe writes the sports blog for The Kansas City Star.
The Kansas City Star's sports blog ____________________ by Joe.
18. A long time ago, women couldn't vote.
_____________________, women couldn't vote.
19. Ben was a student at KU for two semesters in 2011.
He ____________________ two semesters at KU.
20. Why wasn't Elina in class on Friday?
She ______________ have been sick, or she ______________ have gone to the airport to pick up
her family.
21. My son's birthday is June 23, 1991.
My son was born _______________ June 23, 1991.

22. Ben began washing his car an hour ago.


Ben ______________________ his car for an hour.
23. It is really difficult for me to write essays.
I ________________ a lot of difficulty writing essays.
24. Last fall Andrea moved to Lawrence to study special education.
Andrea __________________________ special education since last fall.
25. You combine water and dirt to make mud.
Mud ____________________ by combining water and dirt.
26. The computer makes communication fast and inexpensive.
Communication ___________________ fast and inexpensive by the computer
27. I had a great time last weekend at the team party.
I enjoyed ___________________ at the team party last weekend.
28. Every week my professor reads us a few quotes from famous authors.
So far, she _____________________ quotes from about thirty authors.
29. Malaria strikes thousands of people in Africa every year. Most of them are small children.
Thousands of African people, ______________________________, are struck by malaria every
year.
30. The dogs could only enter the backyard through the gate.
The dogs _______________ have entered the backyard through the gate.

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