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100

What were the names of the two characters?

Mary and Jerry

100

 The night air was got chilly.

The night air was getting chilly.

100

What is the past-tense of "wait"?

waited

100

I think that Jerry drove Mary home from the bus stop because it was late at night and he worried for her safety. I know this because the buses were not running late at night so one would never come.

This is not a strong inference because safety and buses not running does not correlate in this scenario. If the story mentioned something about the area being unsafe, or Jerry's internal thoughts, then we would have evidence to make this conclusion.

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Jerry was driving home late one night when he saw a young lady waiting at a bus stop

the period is missing from the sentence

200

Why did Jerry offer Mary a ride home from the bus stop?

The buses were not running late at night.

200

Jerry tooks off his jacket and gave it to Mary.

Jerry "took" off his jacket and gave it to Mary.

200

Is this the correct us of past-tense for "drop"?

They arrived home and he drop her off by the front door?

The correct past-tense is "dropped".

200

I think that Mary was a ghost when she met Jerry. I know this because her photo was on the mantel and the old woman told Jerry that Mary had been dead for years.

This is a good inference because it is based on evidence from the story. The old woman informing Jerry and Mary's memorial photo on the mantel are examples of evidence that help us infer Mary was dead. The final scene with the tomb confirms it.

200

Mary still had Jerrys jacket.

the apostrophe is missing

300

What did Jerry give Mary to keep her warm?

Jerry gave Mary his jacket.

300

Jerry run to his car and drove to the cemetery.

Jerry "ran" to his car...

300

What is the past-tense of "remember"?

The past tense is "remembered".

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I think Jerry felt scared when the old woman told him that Mary had been dead for years. I know this because the text states "Jerry ran to his car and drove to the cemetery". If this information did not spook someone, they would not go to the cemetery in such a hurry to investigate.

This is a strong inference and explanation.

300

Jerry notice a picture of Mary on the fireplace mantel.

the -ed is missing ffrom notice

400

What did Jerry discover when he went to Mary's house to get his jacket?

Jerry discovered that Mary has been dead for many years.

400

He found his jacket; neatly folds on top of a grave.

folds becomes folded

400

What is the past tense of "bury"? Be specific with how you would spell this word.

The past-tense is buried.

400

I think the old woman felt happy when Jerry pointed to the photo of Mary on the mantel and explained he had driven her home the night before. I know this because the woman is described to look confused and told Jerry she died. The old woman was likely happy to reminisce on memories of Mary.

The old woman was described as confused in the story, so it is unlikely that she felt happy explaining Mary's death to Jerry; anyone recieving this information about their daughter who passed would likely be disturbed.

400

They arrive home and he dropped her off by the front door.

the -ed is missing from arrive

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What did Jerry find at the cemetery?

Jerry found his jacket neatly folded on Mary's thombstone.

500

The old woman looks very confuse.

looks -> looked
confuse -> confused

500

What ending do we put on a word to make it past tense? What do we do if the word ends with a vowel?

the ending is -ed. For vowel ending words it is -ied.

500

I think Jerry felt peaceful when he found his jacket folded on the grave. I know this because when we find something that we were missing, we feel very relieved.

Although people feel relief finding lost items, Jerry was likely scared in this scenario rather than peaceful because he was also discovering that Mary was dead.

500

The old woman told Jerry that her daughter has been dead for many year.

the s is missing from "years"