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The movement to build a community garden in the empty lot was slowly gaining momentum, and Mrs. Higgins was already excitedly asking nurseries to donate plants. No error.

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As globalizing forces reach out to remote corners of the globe, some worry that we will become a homogenous universal culture. No error.

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The stores filled with chocolates and hearts as Valentine’s Day approached, but Dave scoffed at the trite romantic commercialism. No error.

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The first landing of a man on the moon, a feat that many people considered impossible, was a historical highlight of the 1960s. No error.

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Despite the odd smell and the suspicious noise it made when I turned left too quickly, the old car served its basic function of traveling down the road. No error

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Stooping down to tie her shoe, Margaret saw a tiny note scribbled onto the wall only a few inches above the floor. No error

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With excitement sparkling behind the tears in her eyes, Mary announced that her poodle, the pride and joy of her life, had just won the regional dog show.

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I would rather run an entire marathon than spend one more day sitting at that table nibbling crumpets. No error

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Henry was a fiercely stubborn child; he would carry out incredibly successful hunger strikes if he was not served macaroni and cheese for dinner. No error

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Missing home, he tried to grow a palm tree sapling, but it could not survive Maine’s harsh winters. No error