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1. mr. jones is staying at the ritz carlton hotel in chicago, illinois.
   
2. dear friends and colleagues,
   
3. a tale of two cities is my favorite novel by charles dickens.
   
4. i have to take american history, english, spanish, biology, and algebra.
   
5. the current president of our club is sandy smith.
   
6. jane smith is the principal of our high school.
   
7. my aunt betty's address is 645 main street in denver, colorado.
   
8. professor adams is teaching biology 1013, chemistry 2003, and anatomy 1007.
   
9. dr. smith was granted his ph.d. from harvard university several years ago.
   
10. john and mary both attend nimitz high school in the aldine school district.
    
11. sincerely yours,
    
12. the marching band from the university of texas will perform in the thanksgiving day parade.
    
13. uncle bob and aunt jane never manage to stay awake until midnight on new year's eve.
    
14. the faculty of department of english will host a reception this friday.
    
15. we saw the musical cats on braodway while we were in new york.
    
16. charles' birthday is august 12, and his aunt sarah's birthday is august 25.
    
17. robert smith, m.d. established his practice in houston, texas last spring.
    
18. may i accompany you on your visit with the senator in june?
    
19. my french professor is dr. a. m. sullivan.
    
20. jamaica is my favorite carribean vacation destination.
    
21. she received her ph.d. in psychology from harvard university last spring.
    
22. she decided to attend southwest texas state university and major in elementary education.
    
23. john, my mother, and my aunt attended a production of shakespeare's romeo and juliet last weekend.
    
24. sandy loves music; she attends symphony performances at jones hall as often as she can.
    
25. dr. arons, dean of the college of education, will speak at the symposium this spring.