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Mary followed mother's advice and cleaned her nonstick pan with a microfiber cloth instead of a scouring pad because the 
Here's how I want to continue it: scouring pad is abrasive.

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The weather was cold in the winter so the young girl wore a heavy coat; the 
Here's how I want to continue it: weather made her cold.

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Jennifer was more comfortable selling vacuums door-to-door than Carrie because 
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Carrie had never worked in sales before.