Directions: Each sentence below contains an underlined word that can be replaced to make the writing more descriptive and specific. Consider each sentence carefully, completing these five steps for each one. Use a print or online thesaurus to locate the underlined word and view a list of synonyms.

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Original Sentence: My friend Cody can eat a sandwich faster than any human or animal I have ever seen.

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Original Sentence: I was so nervous before the big test that I thought I was going to pass out.

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Original Sentence: Aunt Anita amazed us with photos of her thrilling 10-day trip through the rainforest.

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Original Sentence: When the big game ended, our team had been defeated by a score of 54 to 3.

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Original Sentence: My father was angry when my mother threw away the t-shirt he had saved since high school.

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Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.