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  • When Carla stopped to pick up her laundry at the cleaners, they were unable to give it to her.
    Carla bought a new suit on Saturday .
    Carla came before the time the cleaners promised to have it
  • You go to take a shower and there is no hot water.
    The temperature in the bathroom is too low.
    The hot water heater is broken.
  • The car coasts to a stop and the engine dies.
    You are out of gas.
    You have a flat tire.
  • You are hiking. Suddenly, you feel a pain in your foot .
    The altitude is too high.
    You ate too much for lunch .
    You have a rock in your shoe .
  • You go to a friend's house for dinner. No one answers the door.
    It is a holiday.
    You are wearing the wrong clothing.
    She is in the back yard.
  • You want to turn down a city street, but the street is blocked off .
    Workers are repairing the street.
    Rain is coming.
  • Carla invited her in-laws to a formal dinner party, but they declined her invitation.
    Carla invited them weeks in advance.
    Carla's children are teenagers.
    Carla's in-laws are angry with her over an argument earlier
  • Debbie's babysitter called and said she couldn't babysit next week.
    Rosa had a nice dinner planned.
    The babysitter has the flu and needs to stay home in bed.
    The babysitter bought new furniture for her bedroom.
  • You tum on the television, but there is no picture.
    Someone is wat.ching television in the next room.
    It is unplugged.
    It has been left on too long.
  • Your house key won't tum in the lock of your front door .
    The key is metal.
    It is the wrong key .
    It is the wrong house.
  • One day at preschool, Sarah didn't eat her snack.
    Sarah will be going to elementary school next year.
    The preschool didn't have enough food.
    Sarah didn't want what they were having that day for snack.
  • The door was locked when Jeremy got to the city library .
    It was Sunday morning and the library was closed.
    Jeremy owes money on overdue books.
  • Grant couldn't find a shirt in his closet.
    Grant put his pants, socks, and shoes on first.
    Grant forgot to do his laundry.
    Grant wears a size 16 shirt.
  • You wake up and look out your window. The grass is all wet .
    You are having a drought.
    Someone drove a car through the yard
    There is dew on the grass.
  • You oversleep because the alarm clock doesn't ring.
    You forgot to set the alarm.
    It is too cold in the room.
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