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  • Jane went into the restaurant and asked can I have some soup and a Coke?
  • Jane went into the restaurant and asked, "Can I have some soup and a Coke?"
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  • Then Jane continued counting six, seven, eight.
  • Then Jane continued counting, "six, seven, eight."
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  • The old man started counting out his money.  one, two, three  and then he said what time is it?
  • The old man started counting out his money.  "One, two, three,"  and then he said, "What time is it?"
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  • Jane went into the restaurant and asked can I have some soup and a Coke?
  • Jane went into the restaurant and asked if she could have some soup and a Coke.
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  • Then Jane continued counting six, seven, eight.
  • Then Jane continued counting from six to eight.
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When Jane finished she asked the waitress can I have my bill?

When Jane finished she asked the waitress, "Can I have my bill?"

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  • An old man was sitting in the corner watching.  He said to himself I am going to try that tomorrow.
  • An old man was sitting in the corner watching.  He said to himself, "I am going to try that tomorrow."
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  • The waitress looked at her watch and replied it’s 1, sir.
  • The waitress looked at her watch and replied, "It’s 1, sir."
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When Jane finished she asked the waitress can I have my bill?

When Jane finished she asked the waitress if she could have her bill.

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  • An old man was sitting in the corner watching.  He said to himself I am going to try that tomorrow.
  • An old man was sitting in the corner watching.  He said to himself he was going to try that the next day.
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  • The waitress replied your bill is 8 dollars.
  • The waitress replied, "Your bill is 8 dollars."
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  • He came back the next day at lunchtime and said I want some soup and a Coke.
  • He came back the next day at lunchtime and said, "I want some soup and a Coke."
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  • The old man continued counting his money …two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
  • The old man continued counting his money, "…two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight."
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  • The waitress replied your bill is 8 dollars.
  • The waitress replied her bill was 8 dollars.
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  • He came back the next day at lunchtime and said I want some soup and a Coke.
  • He came back the next day at lunchtime and said he wanted some soup and a Coke.
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  • Jane began counting out the money one, two, three…  and then she said what time is it?
  • Jane began counting out the money, "One, two, three,"  and then she said, "What time is it?"
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  • When he finished, he said can I have the bill?
  • When he finished, he said, "Can I have the bill?"
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  • Jane began counting out the money one, two, three…  and then she said what time is it?
  • Jane began counting out the money to 3, and then she asked what time it was.
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  • When he finished, he said can I have the bill?
  • When he finished, he asked if he could have the bill.
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  • The waitress looked at her watch and said it’s 5. 
  • The waitress looked at her watch and said, "It’s 5."
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  • The waitress replied you owe me 8 dollars.
  • The waitress replied, "You owe me 8 dollars."
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  • The waitress looked at her watch and said it’s 5.
  • The waitress looked at her watch and said it was 5. 
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  • The waitress replied you owe me 8 dollars.
  • The old man started counting out his money.  one, two, three  and then he said what time is it?
  • The waitress replied he owed her 8 dollars.
  • The old man started counting out his money to 3, and then he asked what time it was.