Grammar and Language Workbook

9. I have a picture of a squadron of rare airplanes flying side by side.
10. If I ever created a periodical, I’d call it The American Mercury, after a magazine of long ago.
11. We studied about Fyodor Dostoevsky, a Russian writer of the nineteenth century.
12. The company my father works for has asked him to relocate to Alaska.
13. Mr. Todd asked me to paint his house with two gallons of paint.
14. Who could have believed that a speaker could have swayed so vast a multitude?
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15. The inspector asked Detective Smythe to bring him the records of the latest case.
16. Waves on the Atlantic Ocean made me feel somewhat sick but not enough to affect my appetite.
17. I myself exercise at the Workout Gym every Wednesday and Friday.
18. We left the harbor with the flotilla of other craft, including sailboats and freighters.
19. Benny left his thesaurus at the library yesterday.
20. The council has passed a new law about riding bikes on sidewalks.
21. Did Jenny go with you to Smith’s Department Store for the interview?
22. The solitary elm stood in the middle of Bader Field until the windstorm knocked it down. 
23. The legislature is going to adjourn on Saturday for Christmas.
24. The Sahara, the largest desert, stretches across the north of Africa.
25. Noah Webster composed the first American dictionary.
26. Karen, the president of the class, has great plans for our trip.
27. Uncle Steve and Aunt Margaret are going to visit their son Tommy at the university.
28. James Monroe formulated an important plan for foreign policy known as the Monroe Doctrine.