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Identify the presupposition (S) in each of the following sentences:

1. ‘I am sorry I cannot find your book right now.’
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2. ‘On the occasion of my friend’s birthday, I intend to buy her a new vase.’
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3. ‘The exam is not so difficult.’
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4. ‘She is not happy about the chemistry course she’s taking.’
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5. ‘We haven’t heard anything from Barbara.’
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6. ‘They were rich.’
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7. ‘Can you stop playing with your cat.’
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8. ‘She was not awarw that her son had an accident.’
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9. ‘The explosion was so loud that it could be heard from miles away.’
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10. ‘I wish I had not booked the tickets.’
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11. ‘Tom might find the chocolate cake in the kitchen.’
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12. ‘You will be amazed when you see the view.’
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13. ‘I am so sorry; I am in a hurry and I can’t answer your question right now.’
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14. ‘She was not aware that it would hurt her so much.’
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15. ‘Could you drive me to the airport?’
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16. ‘It took us two days to come back from Hanoi by train.’
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17. ‘It is going to rain for a long time.’
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18. ‘I am going to have a final examination in Semantics.’
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19. ‘We are going to be teachers of English.’
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20. ‘I think I will pass the exam.’
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21. ‘I hope to have a good result for this exam.’
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22. ‘But before your encouragement, we would have given up.’
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23. ‘I got an excellent mark for my essay last time.’
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24. ‘I missed my class on Monday because I overslept.’
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25. ‘My sister is going to graduate from university.’
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26. ‘I've got a good mark for the exam in American Literature.’
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27. ‘I am going to have a new grammar book.’
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28. ‘When did you give up teaching?’
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29. ‘When did you stop beating your wife?’
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30. ‘Fred continued/didn't continue speaking.’
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31. ‘I cleaned/didn't clean the room.’
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32. ‘He killed/didn't kill the bird.’
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33. ‘What was John worried about?’
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34. ‘Bill drank another glass of beer?’
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35. ‘Could you lend me the novel when you finish it?’
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36. ‘I can't guess when the rain stops?’
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37. ‘Please take me to the circus again.’
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38. ‘He pretended to be pleased with the gift.’
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39. ‘If only you had taken his offer.’
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