Friday, February 20, 2009

The Proper Arrangement

Rearrange each jumbled sentence's words so that the sentence reads correctly.

1. served at was o'clock promptly seven Dinner.

= Dinner was served promptly at seven o'clock.


2. from received groups funds different had They.

= They had received funds from different groups.

3. the people stranded storm At least by seventy were.

= At least seventy people were stranded by the storm.

4. could laugh his humorous The easily make teachers student.

= The humorous student could easily make his teachers laugh.

5. economy is declining challenging Dealing a with.

= Dealing with a declining economy is challenging.

6. bicentennial invited Our officials town's our foreign to dignitaries.

= Our officials invited foreign dignitaries to our town's bicentennial.

7. fast can't build accommodate We to enough rising population the houses.

= We can't build houses fast enough to accommodate the rising population.

8. Bobby and his colleagues of pay raises for most asked.

= Bobby and most of his colleagues asked for pay raises.

9. Be clams them eating cook these sure to before.

= Be sure to cook these clams before eating them.

10. for the customers confusing new fees produced charges Hidden.

= Hidden charges produced confusing new fees for the customers.


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