VALUE FOR YOUR LIBERAL-ARTS $
1a) We ate apples, hot dogs, cotton candy, and got home from the fair quite late.
1b) We have cool-sounding names, personalized capes, a whole myriad of weapons, and we take out the trash.
2) On the bus, I sat to myself as usual.
3a) A clean, white sign marks the end of the quarantine zone.
3b) We sat on an old, wooden bench in the garden.
4) Thick, gray, poison slowly fills the air.
5) There were hushed tones and muffled words—I couldn’t understand what Lois’ friends were saying.
6) I was unable to even remain in the same room with her.
7a) He plays the sax just like Charlie Parker does.
7b) As a doctor, the results of your EKG are of great concern to me.
7c) The clouds outside the window were dull and ashen. Lying low like they were, I knew that it was only a matter of time before the rain started.
8) We drive fast, so the poison cannot seep through our skin.
9) The gray clouds continued to drop rain off and on for the next few days.
10) In the mean time, I decided to retrieve the poster.
11) It was a difficult problem, and I had to mull for a long time.