Practice 8 Rewrite the sentences below with “does not”, “do not” and “did not”.

1 My school celebrated National Day last week.

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2 The students sing the national anthem.

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3 The girl dances on the stage.

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4 The boy gave a speech on the stage last month.

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5 The headmaster announces the winner.

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6 My friends and I win the contest.

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7 The tiger fell into the trap last night.

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8 The fisherman returns to the beach in the evening.

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Practice 9

Rewrite the sentences below with “is not”, “are not”, “was not” and “were not”.

1 The boy is reading books in the library.

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2 The girl was doing homework in the room yesterday.

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3 The puppies are playing under the tree.

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4 The kittens were running on the roof last night.

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5 The bird is resting on the tree.

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6 The women were washing clothes by the river last month.

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1. My school did not celebrate National Day last week.

2. The students do not sing the national anthem.

3. The girl does not dance on the stage.

4. The boy did not give a speech on the stage last month.

5. The headmaster does not announce the winner.

6. My friends and I do not win the contest.

7. The tiger did not fall into the trap last night.

8. The fisherman does not return to the beach in the evening.

1. The boy is not reading books in the library.

2. The girl was not doing homework in the room yesterday.

3. The puppies are not playing under the tree.

4. The kittens were not running on the roof last night.

5. The bird is not resting on the tree.

6. The women were not washing clothes by the river last month.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel