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• I ordered a steak and a salad for lunch. The steak was great but the salad was awful. A dog was hit by a car near my apartment. The poor creature howled in pain.

1. similar words, phrases

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• Watch out! Don't shake the table. You'll spill the milk. Okay mum, could you please pass the rice?

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• I went to an unusual wedding. The bride and groom wore jogging clothes. The listener knows that a wedding has a bride and groom.

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• A & B work in the same place.   A: Do you think the secretaries make enough money? B: Yes, I think they do. 

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• Refers to a place where the speaker habitually goes to. When you go to the store, could you buy some milk? 

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• The Earth rotates around the sun once every 365 days. Please look at the top of this page. 

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• The book that's on sale is on the counter. The red book is mine.