Identifying Sentence Problems

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1. By the time Julia Roberts was 23, she had won two academy award nominations, she had also become the world's most popular female actress.
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2. Since then, Roberts has appeared in fourteen films. Most recently, "My Best Friend's Wedding" and "The Conspiracy Theory."
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3. She didn't plan to become an actress. She wanted to be six feet tall. She wanted to be a veterinarian. She wanted to be happy and make others happy.
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4. Although Julia Roberts has had much professional success. Her personal life has been troubled with several failed relationships.
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5. Julia Roberts lives in Manhattan, not far from the apartment she once shared with her sister in Greenwich Village.
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6. She came to New York when she was seventeen. Because her older sister lived there and she was influenced by her sister.
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7. Roberts was raised in Georgia. Her parents ran a theater school there. Her sister and brother are also actors. The family was always short of money.
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8. When Julia was four years old, her parents divorced. After eighteen years of marriage.
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9. Julia and her sister lived with their mother. Their brother stayed with their father. Who died of cancer five years later.
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10. In high school, Julia found classwork boring, she didn't know how to be a good student.
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11. After she graduated from high school, Julia worked in a shoe store while auditioning for acting jobs. Though didn't get hired for a year.
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12. In 1990, "Pretty Woman" became a smash hit her natural gift for this type of comedy brought her a nomination for Best Actress.
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13. Julia Roberts was engaged to Keifer Sutherland in 1991. Three days before the wedding, she changed her mind and canceled everything.
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14. The singer-actor Lyle Lovett is ten years older than Julia she married him in 1993 but split up after less than two years.
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15. "Stepmom" is Julia Robert's new movie. It is a family drama. It co-stars Susan Sarandon. Ed Harris is also a co-star.
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16. Currently, Julia is dating Benjamin Bratt. Who plays a detective on the TV series, "Law and Order."
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17. Roberts says that she enjoys getting older and is content with her life experiences.
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Find the Missing Word

Find the Missing Word

One word is missing in each sentence. Find this word, then click on the answer button to see the correct answer.

1. When visitors come, don't forget keep these chipped dishes out of sight.
   Answer When visitors come, don't forget to keep these chipped dishes out of sight.
2. The car wasn't a success, so they decided to work a new model.
   Answer The car wasn't a success, so they decided to work on a new model.
3. The books used in our school published in the USA.
   Answer The books used in our school were published in the USA. The books used in our school are published in the USA.
4. If you don't know the meaning of a word, look up in the dictionary.
   Answer If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it up in the dictionary.
5. She was little late, but still in time for the closing session.
   Answer She was a little late, but still in time for the closing session.
6. Young boy finally plucked up courage to invite his beautiful classmate to dinner.
   Answer The young boy finally plucked up courage to invite his beautiful classmate to dinner.
7. You shouldn't live memories of your childhood.
   Answer You shouldn't live on memories of your childhood.
8. The girl was dressed in blue head to foot.
   Answer The girl was dressed in blue from head to foot.
9. When they looked through the window, saw a boy hiding behind a tree.
   Answer When they looked through the window, they saw a boy hiding behind a tree.
10. Don't fill the glasses to brim.
    Answer Don't fill the glasses to the brim.

Sister Act

We all may well remember the now-classic movie starring Whoopi Goldberg, "Sister Act". The movie has become a musical show starring the very Whoopi Goldberg.
This is the review presented on television a couple of days ago. Enjoy! And if you are planning a trip to New York or the UK, just do not miss it!

Here we go again. Another film to stage adaptation, but this one's switched it up a bit. "Sister Act," the 1992 movie starring Whoopi Goldberg featured a jukebox songbook of disco era tunes. On Broadway, the music is all original and Whoopi is now the producer. How does it rate? Let's just say it's hard to resist when the sisters and a few brothers make such a joyful noise.
NY1 Theater Review: "Sister Act"

The story is innocuous. Set in the 70's, Deloris Van Cartier is an aspiring singer who happens to witness her thug boyfriend commit a murder. With her life in danger, she's sent by a cop to a convent where she's disguised as a nun. The devout Mother Superior is willing to go along with the plan until Deloris injects some soul into the pious choir. Of course Deloris' musical makeover is a big hit and, well, you know the rest.

Tongue-in-cheek nun stories are certainly nothing new, but this show's salvation is some very savvy producing. The songs by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater are clever variations on recognizable disco tunes from the era. They also help to quicken the show's pace by advancing the familiar plot.

The book by Cheri and Bill Steinkellner with additional material credited to Douglas Carter Beane features what sounded like a lot of Beane's trademark humor and brilliant zingers.

Veteran director Jerry Zaks is the perfect choice to helm this silly confection, balancing the fluff with sentiment. And he's got a great space in that giant stain-glassed church setting.

Casting is spot on as well. Everyone delivers. But best of all Patina Miller and Victoria Clark -- a delicious blend of sweet and sour. In Miller a star is born. She's Whoopi with a golden voice. And Clark's virtuosity keeps this lighter-than-air show happily down to earth.

As frothy entertainment, "Sister Act" gets our blessing. Just don't expect a religious experience.