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1. My collection of fall leaves
are beautiful.
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1. My
collection of fall leaves
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1. My collection of fall leaves
[is] beautiful.
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+1. The network of elms is
connected by its roots.
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+1. The
network of elms
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connected by its roots.
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2. Three decades of leaf
collections in my basement indicates my love of fall color.
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2. Three
decades of leaf
collections in my basement
[indicate] my love of fall color.
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2. Three
decades of leaf
collections in my basement
[indicate] my love of fall color.
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+2. An audit of my collections
reveals a preference for oranges and deep reds.
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+2. An
audit
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a preference for oranges and deep reds.
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+2. An
audit of my collections
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oranges and deep reds.
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3. My leaves are colorful,
interesting, and a representation of the trees in my neighborhood.
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3. My
leaves are colorful, interesting, and
[representative] of the trees in my neighborhood.
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3. My
leaves are colorful, interesting, and
[representative] of the trees in my neighborhood.
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+3. I especially like leaves,
caramel apples, and big fat pumpkins.
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+3. I
especially like leaves,
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especially like leaves,
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4. I like to add new varieties,
to identify new species, and organizing them by family.
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4. I like
to add
new varieties, to
identify new species,
and [to organize]
them by family.
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4. I like
to add
new varieties, to
identify new species,
and [to organize]
them by family.
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+4. But I don’t like counting my
leaves and to paste them onto separate pages.
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+4. But I don’t
like counting
my leaves and [pasting]
them onto separate
pages.
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+4. But I don’t
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them onto separate pages.
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5. Autumn fragrances evoke both
regret over the end of summer and excitement for the new season.
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5. Autumn
fragrances evoke both regret over the end of
summer and excitement
for the new season.
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5. Autumn
fragrances evoke both regret over the end of
summer and excitement
for the new season.
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+5. The crunch of leaves makes
me think of walking to school and to smell the crisp air.
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+5. The crunch
of leaves makes me think of
walking
to school and
[smelling] the crisp
air.
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+5. The crunch
of leaves makes me think of
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to school and
[smelling] the
crisp air.
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6. I miss the
smell of burning leaves. Although I understand the need to avoid
polluting the air.
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6. I miss the
smell of burning leaves[,
although] I understand
the need to avoid polluting the air.
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6. I miss the
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although] I understand
the need to avoid polluting the air.
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+6. I enjoy raking leaves – when
I have the time.
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+6. I enjoy
raking leaves [–]
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