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Combine all sentences in each group into ONE sentence. Create a G doc. Keep proper
paragraph format. Upload in BSP.

1. We were preparing.
The preparation was for the performance.
The performance was our second.
The performance was of our play.
The dressing room was in a state.

2. Racks were scattered.

The racks were for costumes.
Trays were scattered.
The trays were for makeup.
They were scattered about the room.

3. Helpers were dressing cast members.

Helpers were applying their makeup.
Nearly everyone was nervous.

4. The female lead could not do something.

She could not get her wig to stay on properly.
The male lead was having a tug-of-war.
The tug-of-war was with a pair of suspenders.
The suspenders would not cooperate.

5. We wondered if the production would ever come together.

to be in a state = be messy
scatter = throw in various random directions
tug-of-war = a fight/contest
suspenders = a pair of straps that pass over the shoulders and fasten to the waistband of a
pair of trousers or a skirt at the front and back to hold it up