1.

Bill wrote a letter to Karen. He told her that he had found a new girlfriend and didn't love Karen anymore.

The letter made Karen feel sad.

John wrote a letter to Karen. He was very happy in New York. He had a good job and invited Karen to come visit him soon.

2.

Some of the students did not do well on the test. The teacher asked them to stay and review so that they would do better the next time.

The students went home early.

Some of the students did very well on the test. The teacher let these students go home early so that she could talk to the other students.

3.

At the swimming competition, one boy came in third place. His father was disappointed because he expected his son to come in first.

The man was very disappointed.

At the swimming competition, one boy came in second. His was father was extremely happy because his son did so well.

4.

Mrs. Grady listened to the speaker at the neighborhood meeting about a plot of empty land. The speaker supported building a shopping mall on the empty land. Mrs. Grady didn't agree with him at all.

Mrs. Grady didn't agree with the speaker.

Mrs. Grady listened to another speaker. The speaker talked about asking the city to use the empty land for a new library. Mrs. Grady thought that was a good use of the land.

5.

Maria bought a new car. It is very comfortable and gets more than 30 miles per gallon of gas. She is very happy with her new car and its good gas mileage.

The car has good gas mileage.

Susan bought a new car. It is very comfortable and gets about 18 miles per gallon of gas. She likes her new car, but she wishes it had better gas mileage.

6.

ABC Company recently bought Smith Corporation. Many of the Smith Corporation employees are very worried because their jobs are in danger.

The employees are very worried.

The employees of ABC Company are very happy with the merger. They own stock in the company, and the price will increase.

7.

Janice bought a new computer graphics program. It is very powerful, and she can create some wonderful pictures, but it is taking her a long time to learn how to use it well.

The computer graphics program is easy to use.

Peter bought a new computer graphics program. It has a lot of wonderful features and is very easy to use. Peter was able to create some beautiful pictures in a very short time.

8.

When Karen Lee was growing up in Oakland, she used to go swimming in a stream near her house. She recently went back to her hometown, and she was happy to see that the stream was still there.

She was sad to see that the place was no longer there.

When Teresa was growing up in Mapleton, she used to climb trees in a wood near her house. She recently went back to her hometown, and she was very sad to see that new houses were built where the wood used to be.

9.

Michael loves to read. He often uses the Internet to buy books. He can find almost any book he wants, and most books have a 40% discount.

Michael gets a 40% discount on the books.

Michael also loves to go to his local bookstore. He likes to look at the new books and browse through the magazines. Both magazines and books have a 10% discount.

10.

Robert lives in a neighborhood with lots of children. One of his neighbors has several children. They run around and ride their bikes, but they are careful not to damage Robert's flowers or lawn.

Robert always complains to the neighbor.

One of his neighbors has several children. They run around, often stepping on his flowers. They ride their bikes, sometimes onto his lawn. Robert has asked his neighbor to control his children, but he never does.